My love is of a birth as rare
As 'tis for object strange and high;
It was begotten by Despair
Upon Impossibility.


Stanza 1. - The Definition of Love (1650-1652)

Andrew Marvell Quotes

My love is of a birth as rare As 'tis for object strange and high; It was begotten by Despair Upon Impossibility.

My love is of a birth as rare As 'tis for object strange and high; It was begotten by Despair Upon Impossibility.

My love is of a birth as rare As 'tis for object strange and high; It was begotten by Despair Upon Impossibility.

My love is of a birth as rare As 'tis for object strange and high; It was begotten by Despair Upon Impossibility.