To a Lady Who Desired Me to Love Her

Now you have granted me permission to love,
How will you act?
Will I your mirth, or ardor move,
Once I begin to pursue;
Do you trouble, or disdain, or cherish me too?

All trivial beauty can disdain, and I
Spight of your aversion
Absent your leave can perceive, and die;
Dispense a nobler Destiny!
It's simple to demolish, you could create.

Thus grant me consent to love, & adore me too
Without purpose
To uplift, as Love's accursed rebels act
While whining Poets lament,
Renown to their beauty, from their weeping eyne.

Sadness is a pool and shows not clear
Your beauty’s lights;
Delights are pure currents, your gaze seem
Gloomy in sadder songs,
Through joyful numbers they radiate luminous with prayse.

What may not mention to portray you fayr
Injuries, flames, and darts,
Tempests in your countenance, snares in your locks,
Corrupting all your attributes,
Or to trick, or torture trapped affections.

I shall cause your gaze like dawn stars look,
As gentle, and lovely;
Thy forehead as Crystall even, and clear,
While your dishevelled hair
May flow like a serene Region of the Ayr.

Rich Nature’s treasury (which is the Writer's Riches)
I will expend, to embellish
One's graces, if your Source of Joy
Through equall appreciation
You but unlock, so we each other favor.

Delving into the Work's Ideas

This piece explores the dynamics of love and admiration, in which the speaker speaks to a maiden who seeks his love. Rather, he suggests a shared agreement of artistic tribute for private delights. This language is graceful, mixing courtly traditions with candid utterances of desire.

In the verses, the writer rejects typical motifs of one-sided passion, like sorrow and lamentation, arguing they dim true beauty. The speaker favors happiness and admiration to highlight the lady's features, vowing to portray her vision as radiant stars and her hair as drifting breeze. This approach highlights a realistic yet skillful outlook on bonds.

Important Elements of the Work

• Mutual Arrangement: The work revolves on a offer of tribute in exchange for delight, stressing balance between the individuals.
• Rejection of Standard Ideas: The speaker condemns usual artistic tools like grief and imagery of pain, preferring optimistic imagery.
• Poetic Artistry: The use of diverse line measures and flow demonstrates the poet's expertise in composition, forming a fluid and compelling read.

Rich The natural world's hoard (which is the Poet’s Riches)
I shall spend, to dress
Your charms, if your Mine of Pleasure
Through equall thankfulness
Thou but open, so we mutually bless.

This stanza captures the core deal, where the poet promises to employ his inventive talents to celebrate the lady, in exchange for her willingness. This phraseology blends devout hints with physical longings, giving profundity to the verse's theme.