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Poem
September 8, 1827
New Hampshire Statesman And Concord Register
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem celebrating secret love through metaphors drawn from nature, such as smoking fountains, shining stars, and hidden jewels, emphasizing that love thrives most in secrecy.
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SECRET LOVE.
[From a very rare volume of old Poetry.]
The fountains smoke, and yet no flame they show;
Stars shine all night though undeserved by day;
And trees do spring yet are not seen to grow;
And shadows move although they seem to stay:
In winter's woe is buried summer's bliss,
And love loves most, when love most secret is.
The stillest stream descries the greatest deep;
The clearest sky is subject to a shower;
Conceits most sweet, when as it seems to sleep;
And fairest days do in the morning lower:
The silent groves, sweet nymphs they cannot miss,
For love loves most, when love most secret is.
The rarest jewels hidden virtue yield,
The sweet of traffic is a secret gain;
The year once old doth show a barren field
And plants seem dead, and yet they spring again
Cupid is blind; the reason why, is this,
Love loveth most, when love most secret is.
[From a very rare volume of old Poetry.]
The fountains smoke, and yet no flame they show;
Stars shine all night though undeserved by day;
And trees do spring yet are not seen to grow;
And shadows move although they seem to stay:
In winter's woe is buried summer's bliss,
And love loves most, when love most secret is.
The stillest stream descries the greatest deep;
The clearest sky is subject to a shower;
Conceits most sweet, when as it seems to sleep;
And fairest days do in the morning lower:
The silent groves, sweet nymphs they cannot miss,
For love loves most, when love most secret is.
The rarest jewels hidden virtue yield,
The sweet of traffic is a secret gain;
The year once old doth show a barren field
And plants seem dead, and yet they spring again
Cupid is blind; the reason why, is this,
Love loveth most, when love most secret is.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Secret Love
Nature Metaphors
Cupid Blind
Hidden Virtue
Poem Details
Title
Secret Love.
Subject
Secret Love
Key Lines
And Love Loves Most, When Love Most Secret Is.
For Love Loves Most, When Love Most Secret Is.
Love Loveth Most, When Love Most Secret Is.