• I Will not let you say a woman’s part
      Must be to give exclusive love alone;
    Dearest, although I love you so, my heart
      Answers a thousand claims besides your own.

    I love,—what do I not love? Earth and air
      Find space within my heart, and myriad things
    You would not deign to heed are cherished there,
      And vibrate on its very inmost...

  • Before I trust my fate to thee,
      Or place my hand in thine,
    Before I let thy future give
      Color and form to mine,
    Before I peril all for thee, question thy soul to-night for me.

    I break all slighter bonds, nor feel
      A shadow of regret:
    Is there one link within the past
      That holds thy spirit yet?
    Or is thy faith as...