Religion

The Passionate Pilgrim: 3

by William Shakespeare 1564-1616

From The Passionate Pilgrim

Religion

Did not the heavenly rhetoric of thine eye,
'Gainst whom the world could not hold argument,
Persuade my heart to this false perjury?
Vows for thee broke deserve not punishment.
A woman I forswore; but I will prove,
Thou being a goddess, I forswore not thee:
My vow was earthly, thou a heavenly love;
Thy grace being gain'd cures all disgrace in me.
My vow was breath, and breath a vapour is;
Then, thou fair sun, that on this earth doth shine,
Exhale this vapour vow; in thee it is;
If broken then, it is no fault of mine.
If by me broke, what fool is not so wise
To break an oath, to win a paradise?

MLA

Shakespeare, William. “The Passionate Pilgrim: 3.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/156/.

Chicago

Shakespeare, William. “The Passionate Pilgrim: 3.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/156/.

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