Charles Webbe. c. 1678
403. Against Indifference
1 min to read
82 words

MORE love or more disdain I crave;   Sweet, be not still indifferent: O send me quickly to my grave,   Or else afford me more content! Or love or hate me more or less, For love abhors all lukewarmness.

Give me a tempest if 'twill drive   Me to the place where I would be; Or if you'll have me still alive,   Confess you will be kind to me. Give hopes of bliss or dig my grave: More love or more disdain I crave.

Read next chapter  >>
Sir George Etherege. 1635-1691
404. Song
1 min to read
78 words
Return to Hemingway's List for a Young Writer (1934)






Comments