for ever young;
I don't understand? Why is he talking like the entire world stopped spinning?
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- Feb 2026
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For ever warm and still to be enjoy'd
Has time stopped? Or has time died?
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Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed
Why can they not shed?
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Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter
I love this line. It is true that unheard melodies are sweeter because they are only meant for special ears. They make you feel unique depending on who you are.
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What men or gods are these? What maidens loth? What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape? What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy?
What is the context to all of these questions?
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To what green altar,
This makes me think of a big wedding with a green alter, even though it has no correlation.
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A burning forehead, and a parching tongue.
The feelings that love bring on can translate to physical pain.
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cloy'd
I have never heard of this word before and would love to know what it means.
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She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!
It seems that the author is writing this poem about a girl. I wonder who it is.
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What wild ecstasy?
Is the author referring to another woman? Is this entire poem based on a love this author has?
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