CANST thou love me, and yet doubt So much falsehood in my heart, That a way I should find out To impart Fragments of a broken love to you, More than all being less than due; O no, love must clear distrust, Or be eaten with that rust; Short love-liking may find jars The love that lasteth knows no wars. There, belief begets delight, And so satisfies desire, That in them it shines as light— No more fire; All the burning qualities appeased, Each in others' joying pleased, Not a whisper, not a thought, But 'twixt both in common's brought; Even to see two they are loath, Love being only soul to both. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ODE [ON THE POETS] by JOHN KEATS THE HEBREW MIND by M. L. R. BRESLAR SONG BY JULIUS BRENZAIDA by EMILY JANE BRONTE RIDING HORSE TO CULTIVATE IN VERMONT by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY AETIA: PROLOGUE. THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS by CALLIMACHUS HARRY CAREY'S REPLY TO THE LIBELLING GENTRY, ANGRY AT HIS WELFARE by HENRY CAREY (1687-1743) |