Love

Upon His Timorous Silence in Her Presence

by Francis Davison c. 1575–c. 1619

From A Poetical Rhapsody (1602), ed. A. H. Bullen (1890–91)

Love

Are lovers full of fire?
How comes it then my verses are so cold?
And how, when I am nigh her,
And fit occasion wills me to be bold.
The more I burn, the more I do desire,
The less I dare require?
Ah love! this is thy wond'rous art.
To freeze the tongue, and fire the heart.

MLA

Davison, Francis. “Upon His Timorous Silence in Her Presence.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davison/71/.

Chicago

Davison, Francis. “Upon His Timorous Silence in Her Presence.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davison/71/.

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