Love
To My Mirtle
From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)
Love
To a lovely mirtle bound,
Blossoms show'ring all around,
O how sick & weary I
Underneath my mirtle lie!
Why should I be bound to thee,
O my lovely mirtle tree?
Cite this poem
MLA
Blake, William. “To My Mirtle.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/130/.
Chicago
Blake, William. “To My Mirtle.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/130/.
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