Love
The Praise of Love
From The Angel in the House
Love
Spirit of Knowledge, grant me this:
A simple heart and subtle wit
To praise the thing whose praise it is
That all which can be praised is it.
Cite this poem
MLA
Patmore, Coventry. “The Praise of Love.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/patmore/144/.
Chicago
Patmore, Coventry. “The Praise of Love.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/patmore/144/.
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