Love
A la Chabot
Translated by Richard Lovelace (1659) · From Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659)
Love
Object adorable of charms!
My sighs and tears may testifie my harms;
But my respect forbids me to reveal.
Ah, what a pain 'tis to conceal!
And how I suffer worse then hell,
To love, and not to dare to tell!
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Lovelace, Richard. “A la Chabot.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/131/.
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Lovelace, Richard. “A la Chabot.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/131/.
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