Love

To a Vain Young Lady

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772–1834

From Complete Poetical Works, ed. E. H. Coleridge (1912)

Love

Didst thou think less of thy dear self
Far more would others think of thee!
Sweet Anne! the knowledge of thy wealth
Reduces thee to poverty.
Boon Nature gave wit, beauty, health,
On thee as on her darling pitching;
Couldst thou forget thou'rt thus enrich'd
That moment would'st thou become rich in!
And wert thou not so self-bewitch'd,
Sweet Anne! thou wert, indeed, bewitching.

MLA

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “To a Vain Young Lady.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge/333/.

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “To a Vain Young Lady.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge/333/.

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