If thou must love me

If thou must love me, let it be for nought Except for love's sake only. Do not say "I love her for her smile- her look- her way Of speaking gently, - for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of ease on such a day"- For these thihgs in themselves, Beloved, may Be changed, or change for thee, - and love, so wrought, May be unwrought so. Neither love me for Thine own dear pity's wiping my cheek dry,- A creature might forget to weep, who bore Thy comfort long, ...

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