I felt a spirit of love begin to stir <br />Within my heart, long time unfelt till then; <br />And saw Love coming towards me fair and fain <br />(That I scarce knew him for his joyful cheer), <br />Saying, 'Be now indeed my worshipper!' <br />And in his speech he laughed and laughed again. <br />Then, while it was his pleasure to remain, <br />I chanced to look the way he had drawn near, <br />And saw the Ladies Joan and Beatrice <br />Approach me, this the other following, <br />One and a second marvel instantly. <br />And even as now my memory speaketh this, <br />Love spake it then: 'The first is christened Spring; <br />The second Love, she is so like to me.'<br /><br />Dante Alighieri<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sonnet-spirit-of-love/
