Living
To S[arah] L[ocke]
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, IV: Poems and Plays, ed. E. V. Lucas
Living
Shall I praise a face unseen,
And extol a fancied mien,
Rave on visionary charm,
And from shadows take alarm?
Hatred hates without a cause;
Love may love, with more applause,
Or, without a reason given,
Charmed be with unknown Heaven.
Keep the secrets, though, unmocked,
Ever in your bosom Locke'd.
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Lamb, Charles. “To S[arah] L[ocke].” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lamb/121/.
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Lamb, Charles. “To S[arah] L[ocke].” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lamb/121/.
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