Love
To a Lady, under the Name of Philomela
From Amasia (1700), Vol. III
Love
I'm Charm'd, I'm ravish'd with thy tuneful Song;
Ne'er may this Philomela lose her Tongue.
Sweet as the first, Harmoniously you move,
By Sorrow she was taught, and you by Love.
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Hopkins, John. “To a Lady, under the Name of Philomela.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hopkins_john/133/.
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Hopkins, John. “To a Lady, under the Name of Philomela.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hopkins_john/133/.
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