Love
If when Don Cupid's dart
From Works (Thompson, 1910)
Love
If when Don Cupid's dart
Doth wound a heart,
We hide our grief
And shun relief,
The smart increaseth on that score;
For wounds unsearcht but rankle more.
Then if we whine, look pale,
And tell our tale,
Men are in pain
For us again;
So, neither speaking doth become
The lover's state, nor being dumb.
When this I do descry,
Then thus think I:
Love is the fart
Of every heart;
It pains a man when 'tis kept close,
And others doth offend when 'tis let loose.
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MLA
Suckling, John. “If when Don Cupid's dart.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/suckling/32/.
Chicago
Suckling, John. “If when Don Cupid's dart.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/suckling/32/.
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