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Poem
April 16, 1822
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A reflective poem titled 'What is Love?' contrasting fleeting, superficial romance with true, faithful love that endures unchanged through life, akin to saintly devotion.
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POETRY.
What is Love?
'Tis not to pine,
To sigh, yet feel no pain;
To sport an hour with beauty's chain,
They throw it by.
To kneel at many a shrine,
Yet lay the heart of none;
To link all other charms divine,
But those eyes just have won—
This is Love—earliest Love—
Such as kindles hearts that ne'er
To keen or sacred flame.
Through life, unchanged, unmoved;
To love, in wintry age, the sun
That first in youth we loved:
To feel that we adore
To such redoubled excess,
That though the heart would break with more,
We could not live with less,
This is Love—faithful Love—
Such as Saints might feel above!
What is Love?
'Tis not to pine,
To sigh, yet feel no pain;
To sport an hour with beauty's chain,
They throw it by.
To kneel at many a shrine,
Yet lay the heart of none;
To link all other charms divine,
But those eyes just have won—
This is Love—earliest Love—
Such as kindles hearts that ne'er
To keen or sacred flame.
Through life, unchanged, unmoved;
To love, in wintry age, the sun
That first in youth we loved:
To feel that we adore
To such redoubled excess,
That though the heart would break with more,
We could not live with less,
This is Love—faithful Love—
Such as Saints might feel above!
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Love
True Love
Faithful Love
Enduring Affection
Romantic Devotion
Poem Details
Title
What Is Love?
Key Lines
This Is Love—Earliest Love—
Such As Kindles Hearts That Ne'er
This Is Love—Faithful Love—
Such As Saints Might Feel Above!