Love
Secrecy
From Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age, ed. A. H. Bullen (London: Nimmo, 1889)
Love
Love, a thousand sweets distilling,
And with nectar bosoms filling,
Charm all eyes that none may find us;
Be above, before, behind us;
And, while we thy pleasures taste,
Enforce time itself to stay,
And by [the] forelock hold him fast
Lest occasion slip away.
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Shirley, James. “Secrecy.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shirley/4/.
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Shirley, James. “Secrecy.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shirley/4/.
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