Love
None, without hope, e'er loved the brightest fair
From Lyra Elegantiarum, ed. Frederick Locker (London: E. Moxon, 1867)
Love
None, without hope, e'er loved the brightest fair,
But love can hope when reason would despair.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lyttelton, George, 1st Baron Lyttelton. “None, without hope, e'er loved the brightest fair.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lyttelton_g/0/.
Chicago
Lyttelton, George, 1st Baron Lyttelton. “None, without hope, e'er loved the brightest fair.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lyttelton_g/0/.
Read this poem with the Codex →