The Paradox
I am the mother of sorrows,
I am the ender of grief;
I am the bud and the blossom, . . .
I am the mother of sorrows,
I am the ender of grief;
I am the bud and the blossom, . . .
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields, . . .
Remember when you love, from that same hour
Your peace you put into your lover’s power;
From that same hour from him you laws receive, . . .
Who would true Valour see
Let him come hither;
One here will Constant be, . . .
I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe: . . .
Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white;
Nor waves the cypress in the palace walk;
Nor winks the gold fin in the porphyry font.
. . .
When God at first made man,
Having a glass of blessings standing by,
“Let us,” said he, “pour on him all we can.
. . .