Forbear, bold youth; all's heaven here,
And what you do aver
To others courtship may appear,
'Tis sacrilege to her.
She is a public deity;
And were 't not very odd
She should dispose herself to be
A petty household god?
First make the sun in private shine
And bid the world adieu,
That so he may his beams confine
In compliment to you:
But if of that you do despair,
Think how you did amiss
To strive to fix her beams which are
More bright and large than his.
To One Persuading A Lady To Marriage
Katherine Philips
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Poem topics: despair, god, heaven, sun, world, bold, bright, public, shine, large, confine, youth, private, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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