On 2002-01-28 15:38, katharina wrote:
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun
Coral is far more red than her lifps red,
If snow be white, why then her breasts be dun
If haris be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have sen roses damaske'd, red and white
But no such roses see I in her cheeks
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Thank in the breath that from my mistress reeks
I love to hear her speak - yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go -
my mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.
And yes, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As she belied with false compare.
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I think this is my favorite because he truly sees her, and loves her for herself. What comliment is it to be loved when the lover is blinded by his own fantasies? In such cases, the vision is shredded by time and the lady, pale and vulnerable, is left to peak out from among the shreds and hope the love stays true. I'll have none of that. If he loves, he loves me for everything I am.
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