VersesToClarinda

versestoclarinda

sentwithapairofwine-glasses.

fairempressofthepoet'ssoul,

andqueenofpoetesses;

clarinda,takethislittleboon,

thishumblepairofglasses:

andfillthemupwithgenerousjuice,

asgenerousasyourmind;

andpledgethemtothegeneroustoast,

“thewholeofhumankind!”

“tothosewholoveus!”secondfill;

butnottothosewhomwelove;

lestwelovethosewholovenotus—

athird—“totheeandme,love!”