Love
To Amasia, off'ring me a branch of Gilded Laurel
From Amasia (1700), Vol. II
Love
See there the Lovely, Lov'd Amasia stand,
The Charming branch held in the Charming hand.
My Temples must not be with Laurels Crown'd,
Throw down the bough, and let thy Arms surround.
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Hopkins, John. “To Amasia, off'ring me a branch of Gilded Laurel.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hopkins_john/56/.
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Hopkins, John. “To Amasia, off'ring me a branch of Gilded Laurel.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hopkins_john/56/.
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