Love

Turn all thy thoughts to eyes

by Thomas Campion 1567–1620

From The Fourth Book of Airs (c. 1617)

Love

Turn all thy thoughts to eyes,
Turn all thy hairs to ears,
Change all thy friends to spies,
And all thy joys to fears:
True love will yet be free,
In spite of jealousy.

Turn darkness into day,
Conjectures into truth,
Believe what th' envious say,
Let age interpret youth:
True love will yet be free,
In spite of jealousy.

Wrest every word and look,
Rack every hidden thought,
Or fish with golden hook;
True love cannot be caught.
For that will still be free,
In spite of jealousy!

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The Fourth Book of Airs (c. 1617)

MLA

Campion, Thomas. “Turn all thy thoughts to eyes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/campion/116/.

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Campion, Thomas. “Turn all thy thoughts to eyes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/campion/116/.

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