Forbear, bold youth; all 's heaven here, <br /> And what you do aver <br />To others courtship may appear, <br /> 'Tis sacrilege to her. <br />She is a public deity; <br /> And were 't not very odd <br />She should dispose herself to be <br /> A petty household god? <br /> <br />First make the sun in private shine <br /> And bid the world adieu, <br />That so he may his beams confine <br /> In compliment to you: <br />But if of that you do despair, <br /> Think how you did amiss <br />To strive to fix her beams which are <br /> More bright and large than his.<br /><br />Katherine Philips<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-one-persuading-a-lady-to-marriage/
