Amoret
If rightly tuneful bards decide, If it be fix'd in Love's decrees, That Beauty ought not to be tried But by its native power to please, Then tell me, youths and lovers, tell What fair can Amoret excel? Behold that bright unsullied smile, And wisdom speaking in her mien: Yetshe so artless all the while, So little studious to be seen We naught but instant gladness know, Nor think to whom the gift we owe. But neither music, nor the powers Of youth and mirth and frolic cheer, Add half the sunshine to the hours, Or make life's prospect half so clear, As memory brings it to the eye From scenes where Amoret was by. This, sure, is Beauty's happiest part; This gives the most unbounded sway; This shall enchant the subject heart When rose and lily fade away; And she be still, in spite of Time, Sweet Amoret in all her prime.
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"If rightly tuneful bards decide,..."
Exploring the themes of classic, Mark Akenside delivers a powerful performance in "Amoret"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...