Reading Time: < 1 minute

Poem

TAKE, O take those lips away,
   That so sweetly were forsworn;
And those eyes, the break of day,
   Lights that do mislead the morn!
But my kisses bring again,
   Bring again;
Seals of love, but seal’d in vain,
   Seal’d in vain!

Previous Poem
St. Crispin’s Day Speech: From Henry V
Next Poem
The Canakin Clink Pub Song (From ‘Othello’)