Love
[Love's Thrall]
From England's Helicon (1600), ed. A. H. Bullen (1887)
Love
Shepherd. Sweet thrall, first step to Love's felicity!
Shepherdess. Sweet thrall, no stop to perfect liberty!
He. O life! She. What life?
He. Sweet life. She. No life more sweet:
He. O Love! She. What Love?
He. Sweet Love. She. No Love more meet.
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Codex Note
Signed "I. M." in England's Helicon. Bullen notes that this poem and the poem signed "I. D." are all by John Dickenson, from The Shepherds Complaint (c. 1594).
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Dickenson, John. “[Love's Thrall].” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickenson_j/1/.
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Dickenson, John. “[Love's Thrall].” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickenson_j/1/.
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