Love
Fool and Wise
From The Angel in the House
Love
Endow the fool with sun and moon,
Being his, he holds them mean and low,
But to the wise a little boon
Is great, because the giver’s so.
Cite this poem
MLA
Patmore, Coventry. “Fool and Wise.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/patmore/148/.
Chicago
Patmore, Coventry. “Fool and Wise.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/patmore/148/.
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