Why wilt thou chide, Who hast attained to be denied? O learn, above All price is my refusal, Love. My sacred Nay Was never cheapened by the way. Thy single sorrow crowns thee lord Of an unpurchasable word. O strong, O pure! As Yea makes happier loves secure, I vow thee this Unique rejection of a kiss. I guard for thee This jealous sad monopoly. I seal this honour thine; none dare Hope for a part in thy despair | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HERO AND LEANDER by CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE BALLAD: THE THINGS OF NO ACCOUNT by FRANCOIS VILLON PURSUIT AND POSSESSION by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH A SCHOOL ECLOGUE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THREE PASTORAL ELEGIES: 2 by WILLIAM BASSE PSALM 133 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |