Since you've freely given me permission to love,
What will you respond?
Shall I your delight, or emotion stir,
When I start to woo;
Do you trouble, or mock, or love me too?
Every minor beauty can disdain, and I
Spight of your hate
Without your consent can observe, and perish;
Grant a nobler Fate!
It's simple to destroy, you could form.
Then allow me leave to love, & cherish me too
Not with design
To raise, as Affection's accursed rebels do
As whining Versifiers moan,
Fame to their charm, from their blubber’d eyes.
Sadness is a pool and reflects not distinct
Your charm's rayes;
Joyes are untainted streams, your gaze look
Gloomy in gloomier songs,
In happy lines they gleam brilliant with prayse.
What will not mention to portray you fair
Injuries, blazes, and shafts,
Tempests in your brow, traps in your hayr,
Suborning all your attributes,
Or else to trick, or afflict ensnared souls.
I’ll make your eyes like morning suns look,
As soft, and lovely;
Your forehead as Crystall smooth, and pure,
And your unkempt hayr
May drift like a calm Zone of the Ayr.
Rich The natural world's store (which is the Bard's Riches)
I’l spend, to dress
Thy beauties, if your Source of Joy
In equall gratitude
One but open, so we mutually grace.
The composition examines the dynamics of affection and praise, where the speaker engages with a woman who desires his devotion. Rather, he proposes a reciprocal exchange of poetic praise for private pleasures. This wording is graceful, combining courtly conventions with candid statements of yearning.
Within the stanzas, the writer spurns typical tropes of unreturned affection, such as sadness and tears, claiming they obscure true charm. The speaker chooses happiness and acclaim to emphasize the lady's qualities, assuring to depict her gaze as shining orbs and her tresses as streaming atmosphere. The technique emphasizes a realistic yet clever view on bonds.
Rich The natural world's hoard (which is the Poet’s Riches)
I will use, to dress
One's graces, if your Wellspring of Delight
With matching appreciation
Thou but unlock, so we each other favor.
This verse captures the core arrangement, as the writer promises to use his inventive talents to honor the maiden, in exchange for her willingness. This wording blends devout overtones with earthly longings, giving profundity to the verse's message.
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