Love
In youth the artist voweth lover's vows
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Love
In youth the artist voweth lover's vows
To Art, in manhood maketh her his spouse.
Well if her charms yet hold for him such joy
As when he craved some boon and she was coy!
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MLA
Watson, William. “In youth the artist voweth lover's vows.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/67/.
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Watson, William. “In youth the artist voweth lover's vows.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/67/.
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