by Anne Killigrew Tell me thou safest end of all our woe,Why wretched mortals do avoid thee so.Thou gentle drier o’th’ afflicted’s tearsThou noble ender of the coward’s fears.Thou sweet repose to lovers sad dispaire,Thou calm t’ambitions rough tempestuous care.If in regard of bliss thou wert a curse,And then the joys of Paradise art worse,YetContinue reading “On Death”
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“I loved you…”
by Alexander Pushkin I loved you, and probably still do,And for a while the feeling may remain…But let my love no longer trouble you,I do not wish to cause you any pain.I loved you, and the hopelessness I knew,The jealousy, the shyness – though in vain -Made up a love so tender and so trueAsContinue reading ““I loved you…””
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