As much as is in man in me should be, But that thou hast bereft me of my heart; I want those glozing words of flattery, By which some men gain more than by desert; I want that wit which ought to parallel Thy virtues, and procure deserving bliss; I want that strength and vigour to repel Dejected grief, which guides love's wheel amiss; I want those means which should all good supplant Within my breast, and chiefly thee I want. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE COAT OF FIRE by EDITH SITWELL SONG FOR JULY 12TH, 1843 by JOHN DE JEAN FRAZER UPON THE LATE LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT OF FIRE ... by JOHN ALLISON (1645-1683) EMPTYING ASHES by MAXWELL ANDERSON FRAGMENT by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM ECHOES OF SPRING: 2 by MATHILDE BLIND KINGFISHER by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN IN VINCULIS; SONNETS WRITTEN IN AN IRISH PRISON: A DREAM OF GOOD by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |