Love

Why is she set so far, so far above me

by Mary E. Coleridge 1861–1907

From Poems (1908)

Love

Why is she set so far, so far above me,
And yet not altogether raised above?
I would give all the world that she should love me,
My soul that she should never learn to love.

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Coleridge, Mary E. “Why is she set so far, so far above me.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/208/.

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Coleridge, Mary E. “Why is she set so far, so far above me.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/208/.

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