Love
Love's Comparings
Translated by Curtis Hidden Page (1903) · From Songs and Sonnets of Pierre de Ronsard (1903)
Love
Carnations and lilies are hueless
When set by the face of my fair,
And fine-woven gold is but worthless
If weighed with the wealth of her hair;
Through arches of coral passes
Her laughter that banisheth care,
And flowers spring fresh mongst the grasses
Wherever her feet may fare.
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Ronsard, Pierre de. “Love's Comparings.” Translated by Curtis Hidden Page. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ronsard/13/.
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Ronsard, Pierre de. “Love's Comparings.” Translated by Curtis Hidden Page. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ronsard/13/.
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