To His Fairest Valentine, Mrs. A.L. Poem by Richard Lovelace

To His Fairest Valentine, Mrs. A.L.

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"Come, pretty birds, present your lays,
And learn to chaunt a goddess praise;
Ye wood-nymphs, let your voices be
Employ'd to serve her deity:
And warble forth, ye virgins nine,
Some music to my Valentine.

"Her bosom is love's paradise,
There is no heav'n but in her eyes;
She's chaster than the turtle-dove,
And fairer than the queen of love:
Yet all perfections do combine
To beautifie my Valentine.

"She's Nature's choicest cabinet,
Where honour, beauty, worth and wit
Are all united in her breast.
The graces claim an interest:
All virtues that are most divine
Shine clearest in my Valentine."

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Aniruddha Pathak 28 September 2019

" Her bosom is love's paradise, There is no heav'n but in her eyes; ... " She's Nature's choicest cabinet, Where honour, beauty, worth and wit Are all united in her breast.... Finest of expressions in a beautiful poem.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 28 September 2018

She's Nature's choicest cabinet, Where honour, beauty, worth and wit Are all united in her breast............so touching and impressive. Beautiful poem.

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Adrian Flett 28 September 2018

Poetry is a fine way to woe and praise

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Dominic Windram 28 September 2019

Beautiful romantic poem. All ye potential poets note the structure and form...iambic tetrameter at its finest!

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Baquee Billah Ahmed 28 September 2018

Nice poem.......................

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Kingsley Egbukole 28 September 2019

Beautifullyarticulated. Kingsley Egbukole

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Ratnakar Mandlik 28 September 2019

" All perfections do combine To beautify my Valentine" Superb love song narrating Valentine with all the marvelous attributes to her charms. A well deserving classic poem of the day.

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Mahtab Bangalee 28 September 2019

" Her bosom is love's paradise, There is no heav'n but in her eyes; She's chaster than the turtle-dove, And fairer than the queen of love: ...................///// beautiful poem penned on lovely Fairest Valentine

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Dr. antony theodore 28 September 2019

Come, pretty birds, present your lays, And learn to chaunt a goddess praise; Ye wood-nymphs, let your voices be Employ'd to serve her deity: beautiful poem.. tony

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Edward Kofi Louis 28 September 2019

Muse, Life, Love and art. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Richard Lovelace

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