So long as I was in your sight I was your heart, your soul, your treasure; And evermore you sobb'd and sigh'd Burning in flames beyond all measure: --Three days endured your love to me, And it was lost in other three!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker describes intense love that burns, lasting three days and then lost in another three.
- In plain terms
- Love was intense, brief, and then vanished.
- What can you take from it?
- Passionate love can be fleeting.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes love so temporary?
- Can intensity be sustained?
Another view
May romanticize suffering.
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