Love
From Metastasio
From New Poems (1896)
Love
First, last, and dearest,
Iy love, mine own,
Thee best beloved.
Thee love alone.
Once and for ever
So love I thee.
First as a suppliant
Love makes his moan,
Then as a monarch
Sets up his throne:
Once and for ever --
So love I thee.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “From Metastasio.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/501/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “From Metastasio.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/501/.
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