The Lovers Morning Salute to His Mistress
written in 1794
The Lovers Morning Salute to His Mistress - meaning Summary
Morning Awakens Love
This short lyric celebrates the speaker’s beloved as the cause of emotional and physical awakening. Morning imagery and active nature—birds, deer, sun, and fountain—mirror the poet’s joy when he sees Chloris. The poem contrasts the darkness and broken-hearted gloom of separation with the brightness and life that her presence brings. Its tone is intimate and celebratory, using pastoral motifs to externalize inner feeling: the world itself seems to rise and sing when love returns, making the beloved synonymous with blush, light, and renewed being.
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