🔗 Share this article To a Lady Who Desired Me to Show Affection Given that you granted me consent to love, What shall you respond? Will I your delight, or passion move, As I start to court; Shall you torment, or mock, or adore me too? All trivial beauty can scorn, and I Spight of your aversion Absent your consent can perceive, and perish; Grant a loftier Lot! ’Tis easy to destroy, you could form. Thus give me leave to adore, & adore me too Lacking intent To raise, as Loves damned insurgents behave When complaining Bards moan, Renown to their beauty, from their blubber’d gaze. Sorrow is a pond and shows not bright Your beauty’s beams; Delights are untainted currents, your vision appear Sullen in sadder layes, In happy lines they gleam luminous with acclaim. What shall not mention to describe you fair Wounds, fires, and arrows, Tempests in your brow, traps in your hayr, Suborning all your features, Or else to deceive, or torment captive souls. I will render your eyes like dawn suns look, As gentle, and lovely; Thy countenance as glass polished, and transparent, While your unkempt hair Will drift like a tranquil Region of the Ayr. Rich Nature's treasury (which is the Poet’s Wealth) I will use, to dress One's beauties, if your Mine of Joy In equall thankfulness You but unlock, so we mutually favor. Exploring the Verse's Ideas This composition examines the dynamics of affection and acclaim, as the narrator addresses a maiden who seeks his affection. Rather, he offers a mutual arrangement of literary admiration for private pleasures. The phraseology is elegant, combining refined traditions with direct utterances of desire. Through the lines, the poet spurns usual tropes of one-sided passion, such as grief and weeping, stating they dim true grace. The speaker chooses delight and praise to showcase the woman's qualities, assuring to portray her vision as bright suns and her locks as flowing breeze. The approach highlights a realistic yet skillful view on bonds. Key Elements of the Work Shared Agreement: The verse revolves on a suggestion of praise in exchange for delight, emphasizing equality between the persons. Spurning of Traditional Motifs: The poet disparages common artistic devices like sadness and imagery of pain, preferring upbeat depictions. Artistic Artistry: The use of varied line lengths and cadence demonstrates the author's expertise in composition, forming a fluid and compelling read. Rich The natural world's hoard (which is the Poet’s Riches) I shall spend, to adorn Your charms, if your Mine of Joy In equal appreciation Thou but release, so we mutually favor. The verse encapsulates the essential deal, where the writer vows to utilize his artistic abilities to celebrate the lady, as compensation for her willingness. The language blends pious overtones with earthly yearnings, giving depth to the work's message.