Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE A MYSTERY, by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: It matters not its history - love has wings Last Line: His life thy empire, and his heart thy throne? Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia Subject(s): Love - Nature Of | ||||||||
IT matters not its history -- Love has wings, Like lightning, swift and fatal; and it springs, Like a wild flower, where it is least expected; Existing, whether cherished or rejected. A mystery art thou! -- thou mighty one! We speak thy name in beauty; yet we shun To say thou art our guest; for who will own His life thy empire, and his heart thy throne? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RESCUE THE DEAD by DAVID IGNATOW BUTTERFLIES UNDER PERSIMMON by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 27 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 30 by JAMES JOYCE HE WHO KNOWS LOVE by ELSA BARKER LOVE'S HUMBLENESS by ELSA BARKER SONG (IN THE LUCKY CHANCE) by APHRA BEHN CALYPSO WATCHING THE OCEAN by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON |
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