Oh! I have loved thee fondly, With all a poet's power; My soul hath been thy dwelling place, My heart hath been thy bower! Oh! I have loved so fondly, That angels, throned on high, Have marvelled at the worshipping Which breathed in every sigh! A love so pure and holy, That, to behold it scorned, The spirits on their starry thrones Have murmuringly mourned! A love so pure and holy, The angels in the sky Bowed down and veiled their faces, that They might not see it die! But 'tis as deep as holy, And while life lasts, dear maid, Though I be never loved by thee, @3My@1 love can never fade! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MODERN LOVE: 17 by GEORGE MEREDITH TO GIOVANNI DA PISTOIA ON THE PAINTING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, 1509 by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI I SAW THREE SHIPS by MOTHER GOOSE KNEE-DEEP IN JUNE by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY SONG by WALTHER VON DER VOGELWEIDE PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 91 by EDWIN ARNOLD EPISTLE TO DR. ENFIELD ON HIS REVISITING WARRINGTON IN 1789 by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |