Love
"Love me, love me not"
Translated by Curtis Hidden Page (1903) · From Songs and Sonnets of Pierre de Ronsard (1903)
Love
The better you know of my true love's throe,
The more you fly me,
My cruel one;
The more I woo you, the more pursue you,
The more you defy me,
The less are won.
Then shall I leave you? Though 'twould not grieve you,
Alas! believe me
I'm not so brave!
Yet I'll bless the hour of Death's full power
If you'll receive me
To die your slave.
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Ronsard, Pierre de. “"Love me, love me not".” Translated by Curtis Hidden Page. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ronsard/17/.
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Ronsard, Pierre de. “"Love me, love me not".” Translated by Curtis Hidden Page. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ronsard/17/.
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