Love
To Venus
From Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age, ed. A. H. Bullen (London: Nimmo, 1889)
Love
O, fair sweet goddess, queen of loves,
Soft and gentle as thy doves,
Humble-eyed, and ever ruing
Those poor hearts, their loves pursuing!
Oh, thou mother of delights,
Crowner of all happy nights,
Star of dear content and pleasure,
Of mutual loves the endless treasure!
Accept this sacrifice we bring,
Thou continual youth and spring;
Grant this lady her desires,
And every hour we'll crown thy fires.
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Fletcher, John. “To Venus.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fletcher_j/27/.
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Fletcher, John. “To Venus.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fletcher_j/27/.
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