Love
Ah, Be Not False
From An American Anthology, 1787–1900 (1900)
Love
Ah, be not false, sweet Splendor!
Be true, be good;
Be wise as thou art tender;
Be all that Beauty should.
Not lightly be thy citadel subdued;
Not ignobly, not untimely.
Take praise in solemn mood;
Take love sublimely.
Cite this poem
MLA
Gilder, Richard Watson. “Ah, Be Not False.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gilder/18/.
Chicago
Gilder, Richard Watson. “Ah, Be Not False.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gilder/18/.
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