I could not love thee, dear, so much, loved I not honor more.
I could not love thee, dear, so much, loved I not honor more.
Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage.
Lady, it is already morn, And 'twas last night I swore to thee; That fond impossibility.
Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery; Of thy chaste breast, and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly.
Fishes, that tipple in the deep, Know no such liberty.
Thou best of men and friends!
If I have freedom in my love, And in my soul am free, - Angels alone that soar above, Enjoy such liberty.
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© 2020 Inspirational Stories