Love

(untitled)

by Sir John Suckling 1609–1641

Love

THat none beguiled be by times quick flowing,
Lovers have in their hearts a clock still going;
For though Time be nimble, his motions are quicker
and thicker
where Love hath his notions:
Hope is the main spring on which moves desire,
And these do the lesse wheels, fear, joy, inspire;
the ballance is thought, evermore clicking
and striking,
and ne're giving ore
Occasions the hand which still's moving round,
Till by it the Critical hour may be found,
And when that falls out, it will strike kisses,
strange blisses,
and what you best like.

MLA

Suckling, John. “(untitled).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/suckling/18/.

Chicago

Suckling, John. “(untitled).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/suckling/18/.

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