Love

The Answer

by Richard Lovelace 1617–1657

From Lucasta (1649)

Love

Againe,
Thou witty cruell wanton, now againe,
Through ev'ry veine,
Hurle all your lightning, and strike ev'ry dart,
Againe,
Before I feele this pleasing, pleasing paine.
I have no heart,
Nor can I live but sweetly murder'd with
So deare, so deare a smart.

Then flye,
And kindle all your torches at her eye,
To make me dye
Her martyr, and put on my roabe of flame:
So I,
Advanced on my blazing wings on high,
In death became
Inthroan'd a starre, and ornament unto
Her glorious, glorious name.

MLA

Lovelace, Richard. “The Answer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/98/.

Chicago

Lovelace, Richard. “The Answer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/98/.

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