To Elizabeth
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To Elizabeth - meaning Summary
Love as Faithful Constancy
The poem advises a beloved on how to secure love: remain true to one’s present nature and resist becoming something one is not. It argues that constancy, gentle manners, and inherent grace will inspire continual admiration, making love feel like an obligation born of the beloved’s virtues. The tone is didactic and affectionate, presenting love as the natural reward for authenticity and steady conduct.
Read Complete AnalysesThou wouldst be loved? - Then let thy heart From its present pathway part not! Being everything which now thou art, Be nothing which thou art not. So with the world thy gentle ways, Thy grace, thy more than beauty, Shall be an endless theme of praise, And love - a simple duty.
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