Love
Rondel
From Translations
Love
Love, love, what wilt thou with this heart of mine?
Naught see I fixed or sure in thee!
I do not know thee,--nor what deeds are thine:
Love, love, what wilt thou with this heart of mine?
Naught see I fixed or sure in thee!
Shall I be mute, or vows with prayers combine?
Ye who are blessed in loving, tell it me:
Love, love, what wilt thou with this heart of mine?
Naught see I permanent or sure in thee!
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Codex Note
Translated by Longfellow from Jean Froissart, French
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MLA
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Rondel.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/410/.
Chicago
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Rondel.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/410/.
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