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Poem
March 29, 1832
Martinsburg Gazette And Public Advertiser
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A poem titled 'LOVE.' that explores the paradoxical nature of love, depicting it as simultaneously a pain and pleasure, burden and treasure, causing pride and shabbiness, wisdom and folly, hope and fear, selfishness and devotion, wealth and poverty, and altering perceptions of beauty, intelligence, and morality.
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LOVE.
Love is a pain, love is a pleasure,
It is a burden, it is a treasure,
It is a pang, it is a bliss,
It is a hit, it is a miss.
Love makes us proud and makes us shabby,
It makes us sad and makes us crabby;
Oft makes us wise and full of wit,
But oft'ner fools, for bedlam fit.
Love's full of hope and full of fear,
Feels flattered there and slighted here.
Is selfish now, devoted then,
Loves all mankind and hates all men.
Love makes oft rich and often poor,
The miser's and the spendthrift's care;
Makes ugly fair, and stupid bright,
Makes right be wrong and wrong be right.
Love is a pain, love is a pleasure,
It is a burden, it is a treasure,
It is a pang, it is a bliss,
It is a hit, it is a miss.
Love makes us proud and makes us shabby,
It makes us sad and makes us crabby;
Oft makes us wise and full of wit,
But oft'ner fools, for bedlam fit.
Love's full of hope and full of fear,
Feels flattered there and slighted here.
Is selfish now, devoted then,
Loves all mankind and hates all men.
Love makes oft rich and often poor,
The miser's and the spendthrift's care;
Makes ugly fair, and stupid bright,
Makes right be wrong and wrong be right.
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Love Paradoxes
Pleasure Pain
Hope Fear
Selfish Devoted
Rich Poor
Poem Details
Title
Love.
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Love Is A Pain, Love Is A Pleasure,
It Is A Burden, It Is A Treasure,
Loves All Mankind And Hates All Men.
Makes Right Be Wrong And Wrong Be Right.