“O for the gentleness of old romance, the simple planning of a minstrel’s song!” —John Keats
Love’s Growth
by John Donne (1572-1631)
I scarce believe my love to be so pure
As I had thought it was,
Because it doth endure
Vicissitude, and season, as the grass;
Methinks I lied all winter, when I swore
My love was infinite, if spring makes it more …
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