Love
Perspective
From The Angel in the House
Love
What seems to us for us is true.
The planet has no proper light,
And yet, when Venus is in view,
No primal star is half so bright.
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MLA
Patmore, Coventry. “Perspective.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/patmore/159/.
Chicago
Patmore, Coventry. “Perspective.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/patmore/159/.
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