Thou art my life, my love, my heart, And hast command of every part To live and die for thee. R. Herrick. She is mine own; And I as rich in having such a jewel As twenty seas, if all their sands were pearl, Gentle, and good, and mild thou art; I think there is not half a kiss to choose Shelley. Shakespeare (Winter's Tale). February 3. How rich were those locks, so abundant and full, Twenty crowns! Hood. I'll venture so much on my hawk or hound, Shakespeare (Taming of the Shrew). There is no one beside thee and no one above thee, Thou standest alone as the nightingale sings! And my words that would praise thee are impotent things; For none can express thee, though all should approve thee; I love thee so, dear, that I only can love thee! (Two Gentlemen of Verona). February 5. Love in a hut, with water and a crust, More grievous torment than a hermit's fast! Keats (Lamia). True love in this differs from gold and clay, February 6. Shelley (Epipsychidion). The violet loves a sunny bank, The cowslip loves the lea, The scarlet creeper loves the elm,— But I love-thee! 7. Bayard Taylor. To be wise and eke to love Is granted scarce to gods above. If she do frown, 'tis not in hate of you, (Two Gentlemen of Verona). Yet love, mere love, is beautiful indeed, February 8. E. B. Browning. Love took up the harp of life and smote on all the chords with might; Smote the chord of self, that, trembling, pass'd in music out of sight. Tennyson Longfellow Her acts are modest and her words discreet. February 9. (The Spanish Student). Married ladies, especially such as are fair, Tall, and slim, I would here recommend to beware, How on losing one spouse they give way to despair; But let them reflect, "There are fish, no doubt on't, As good in the river as ever came out on't!" The Ingoldsly Legends. Honour to women! entwining and braiding Schiller. |