If I by love with beauty yet now this world adorn,
If from that love I shared with you a child is born
If I by love some pleasure did to a maiden bring
If I by love saved a child from doing an evil thing
Detouring angry villains from doing that which is vile
If by my love the heathen did of his savior learn,
If even once I was happy as happy as can be
Then even if this moment that love I no more see
Though through the years of toiling that love had caused me pain
Still yet I’ve lived for good and have not loved in vain.
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May the Valentine’s of the day – read of such beautiful poetry.