Love
Risposta del Tasto
Translated by Charles Cotton (1689) · From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)
Love
Burn, or Freeze at thine own pleasure,
Thou art free to Love, or no;
Tis as little loss, as treasure,
Whether thou be'st Friend, or Foe.
Lover False, and Unadvised,
Who to threaten art so vain,
Light thy Love I ever prized,
And less value thy Disdain.
If to Love 'twas ever bootless,
And neglected was thy smart:
The Disdains will be as Fruitless,
Of thy fickle, hollow Heart.
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Cotton, Charles. “Risposta del Tasto.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/266/.
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Cotton, Charles. “Risposta del Tasto.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/266/.
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