Etherege, “To a Lady asking him how long he would love her,” various readers
Friday, March 21, 2008
1) Read by Sarah Trimble. Source: UMW. Download Title
2) Read by Roberta Giardi. Source: UMW. Download Title
3) Read by Clarica. Source: LibriVox. Download Title
To a Lady asking him how long he would love her
It is not, Celia, in our power
To say how long our love will last;
It may be we within this hour
May lose those joys we now do taste:
The blessed, that immortal be,
From change in love are only free.
Then, since we mortal lovers are,
Ask not how long our love will last;
But while it does, let us take care
Each minute be with pleasure past.
Were it not madness to deny
To live, because w’are sure to die?
