Love poems

William Cowper

To a Young Lady

Sweet stream that winds through yonder glade,
Apt emblem of a virtuous maid-
Silent and chaste she steals along,
Far from the world's gay busy throng:
With gentle yet prevailing force,
Intent upon her destined course;
Graceful and useful all she does,
Blessing and blest where'er she goes;
Pure-bosom'd as that watery glass,
And Heaven reflected in her face.


Citate de dragoste

  • 'Love is not weakness. It is strong. Only the sacrament of marriage can contain it.'
    ~ Boris Pasternak
  • 'A fastidious person in the throes of love is a rich source of mirth.'
    ~ Martha Duffy
  • 'Love can be understood only from the inside, as a language can be understood only someone who speaks it, as a world can be understood only someone who lives in it.'
    ~ Robert C Solomon