I could not love thee...
Posted by Bob on June 22, 2007
In Reply to: I could not love thee... posted by lonphillips on June 22, 2007
: I could not love thee half so well if I loved not honor more.
: Supposedly a phrase from Richard Lovelace. And the meaning is?
Well, yes, it's Lovelace, but the wording's been butchered. Try:
To Lucasta, Going to the Wars
TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind
That from nunnery
Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind,
To war and arms I fly.
True, a mew mistress now I chase,
The first foe in the field;
And with a stronger faith embrace
A sword, a horse, a shield.
Yet this inconstancy is such
As you too shall adore;
I could not love thee, dear, so much,
Loved I not honor more.
Richard Lovelace
It's pretty straightforward once you get the words right. Right?
- I could not love thee... Smokey Stover 22/June/07
- I could not love thee... Bob 22/June/07