To Althea, from Prison
by Richard Lovelace
English poet, soldier and Royalist. Best known for "To Althea, from Prison" (1642), other works include "Lucusta" (1648) and a comedy "The Scholar" (1634).
Other cavalier poets include Carew and Suckling.
To Althea, from Prison
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When love with unconfined wings When flowing cups run swiftly round When, like committed linnets, I He is, how great should be, Stone walls do not a prison make, |