English Poetry. Richard Watson Gilder. The New Day. Part 4. 16. “Love Is Not Bond to Any Man”. Ричард Уотсон Гилдер.

Richard Watson Gilder (Ричард Уотсон Гилдер)

The New Day. Part 4. 16. “Love Is Not Bond to Any Man”

Love is not bond to any man,
⁠     Nor slave of woman, howso fair.
Love knows no architect nor plan,
⁠          She is a lawless wanderer,
⁠          She hath no master over her,
          ⁠And loveth not her worshiper.

But tho' she knoweth law nor plan,—
     ⁠Tho' she is free as light and air,—
Love was a slave since time began.
⁠          Lo, now, behold a wondrous thing:
          ⁠Tho' from stone walls she taketh wing,
          ⁠Love may be led by a silken string.

Richard Watson Gilder’s other poems:

1. The New Day. Part 3. 30. The Sower
2. The New Day. Part 3. 4. “What Would I Win Thee To?”
3. The New Day. Part 3. 15. Listening to Music
4. The New Day. Part 3. 22. The Lover’s Lord and Master
5. The New Day. Part 3. 23. Song (My love grew with the growing night)

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