Love
You See the Worst of Love, but Not the Best
From Works and Life, ed. Forster, vol. VIII (1876)
Love
You see the worst of love, but not the best,
Nor will you know him till he comes your guest.
Tho' yearly drops some feather from his sides,
In the heart's temple his pure torch abides.
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MLA
Landor, Walter Savage. “You See the Worst of Love, but Not the Best.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/311/.
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Landor, Walter Savage. “You See the Worst of Love, but Not the Best.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/311/.
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