Poem by Robert Seymour Bridges

Shorter Poems. Book V. 3. “Since to Be Loved Endures”

Since to be loved endures,
  To love is wise:
Earth hath no good but yours,
  Brave, joyful eyes:

Earth hath no sin but thine,
  Dull eye of scorn:
O’er thee the sun doth pine
  And angels mourn.

1. Shorter Poems. Book IV. 21. “The Birds That Sing on Autumn Eves”
2. Shorter Poems. Book I. 15. Rondeau
3. Shorter Poems. Book II. 3. Late Spring Evening
4. Shorter Poems. Book III. 3. The Voice of Nature
5. Shorter Poems. Book II. 9. Spring. Ode II

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