Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.
I. AdmirationDisdain Returned
Thomas Carew (1595?1639?)H
Or a coral lip admires,
Or from starlike eyes doth seek
Fuel to maintain his fires;
As old Time makes these decay,
So his flames must waste away.
Gentle thoughts, and calm desires,
Hearts with equal love combined,
Kindle never-dying fires:—
Where these are not, I despise
Lovely cheeks or lips or eyes.