We Cover Thee Sweet Face
poem 482
We Cover Thee Sweet Face - meaning Summary
Devotional Longing and Withdrawal
The poem addresses a beloved or divine presence with intimate, devotional language. The speaker explains their apparent withdrawal as not from weariness but from the beloved’s "fatigue of Us," following until unnoticed and then turning away reluctantly. They replay their devotion and regret that their previously modest expressions of love are now judged insufficient, insisting those feelings would multiply "a Hundred fold" if accepted now.
Read Complete AnalysesWe Cover Thee Sweet Face Not that We tire of Thee But that Thyself fatigue of Us Remember as Thou go We follow Thee until Thou notice Us no more And then reluctant turn away To Con Thee o’er and o’er And blame the scanty love We were Content to show Augmented Sweet a Hundred fold If Thou would’st take it now
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