by Sidney Lanier (1842 - 1881)
Look off, dear Love, across the sallow sands,And mark yon meeting of the sun and sea;How long they kiss in sight of all the lands,Ah! longer, longer we.Now, in the sea’s red vintage melts the sunAs Egypt’s pearl dissolved in rosy wineAnd Cleopatra night drinks all. ‘Tis done,Love, lay thine […]

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by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Give all to love;Obey thy heart;Friends, kindred, days,Estate, good-fame,Plans, credit, and the Muse,Nothing refuse.
‘Tis a brave master;Let it have scope:Follow it utterly,Hope beyond hope:High and more highIt dives into noon,With wing unspent,Untold intent;But it is a God,Knows its own pathAnd the outlets of the sky.
It was never for the mean;It requireth […]

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by Richard Lovelace (1618-1658)
Amarantha sweet and fair,Ah, braid no more that shining hair!As my curious hand or eyeHovering round thee, let it fly!
Let it fly as unconfinedAs its calm ravisher the wind,Who hath left his darling, th’ East,To wanton o’er that spicy nest.
Every tress must be confest,But neatly tangled at the best;Like a clew of […]

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