Love
The Churl
From The Angel in the House
Love
This marks the Churl: when spousals crown
His selfish hope, he finds the grace,
Which sweet love has for ev’n the clown,
Was not in the woman, but the chace.
Cite this poem
MLA
Patmore, Coventry. “The Churl.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/patmore/155/.
Chicago
Patmore, Coventry. “The Churl.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/patmore/155/.
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