Nugae Canorae Poems by Charles Lloyd ... Third Edition, with Additions |
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LINES, WRITTEN 29TH JULY, 1808.
Oh Love, the bosom formed for thee
No meaner joy can move;
Not to be loved is not to be,
To him who knows to love.
No meaner joy can move;
Not to be loved is not to be,
To him who knows to love.
'Tis not the rapturous transport sought,
In passion's granted aim;
'Tis not the kiss with nectar fraught,
The look without a name;
In passion's granted aim;
'Tis not the kiss with nectar fraught,
The look without a name;
But 'tis the soft endearing sense,
The wish with wish that blends,
That to each word an influence
Of fascination lends.
The wish with wish that blends,
That to each word an influence
Of fascination lends.
'Tis the fond partial estimate,
In confidence sublime;
The thought that swells with warmth so great,
That reason seems a crime.
In confidence sublime;
The thought that swells with warmth so great,
That reason seems a crime.
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'Tis this, oh Love, or chiefly this,
Which, for the once-loved breast,
When ceases thy celestial bliss,
Robs future life of rest.
Which, for the once-loved breast,
When ceases thy celestial bliss,
Robs future life of rest.
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