Love

Under the Lindens

by Walter Savage Landor 1775–1864

From Victorian Songs (1895)

Love

Under the lindens lately sat
A couple, and no more, in chat;
I wondered what they would be at
Under the lindens.

I saw four eyes and four lips meet,
I heard the words, "How sweet! how sweet!"
Had then the Faeries given a treat
Under the lindens?

I pondered long and could not tell
What dainty pleased them both so well:
Bees! bees! was it your hydromel
Under the lindens?

MLA

Landor, Walter Savage. “Under the Lindens.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/36/.

Chicago

Landor, Walter Savage. “Under the Lindens.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/36/.

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