John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
"Tis not that I am weary grown
Of being yours, and yours alone,
But with what face can I incline
To damn you to be only mine?"
Here one is reminded of Larkin…
"The difficult part of love
Is being selfish enough,
Is having the blind persistence
To upset an existence
Just for your own sake.
What cheek it must take."
(Though of course the poems - both great - are very different.)
Yes indeed. I should read more Larkin
"Tis not that I am weary grown
Of being yours, and yours alone,
But with what face can I incline
To damn you to be only mine?"
Here one is reminded of Larkin…
"The difficult part of love
Is being selfish enough,
Is having the blind persistence
To upset an existence
Just for your own sake.
What cheek it must take."
(Though of course the poems - both great - are very different.)
Yes indeed. I should read more Larkin