“Stone walls do not a prison make,Nor iron bars a cage.”
Richard Lovelace“If I have freedom in my love, And in my soul am free, - Angels alone that soar above, Enjoy such liberty.”
Richard Lovelace“Stone walls do not a prison make Nor iron bars a cage Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage.”
Richard Lovelace“I could not love thee dear so much Loved I not honour more.”
Richard Lovelace“I could not love thee dear so much Loved I not honor more.”
Richard Lovelace“I could not love thee dear so much Loved I not honour more.”
Richard Lovelace“Stone walls do not a prison make,Nor iron bars a cage.”
Richard Lovelace, To Althea, from Prison“Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage; If I have freedom in my love And in my soul am free, Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty.”
Richard Lovelace, To Althea, from Prison“I could not love thee, Dear, so much, Loved I not Honour more.”
Richard Lovelace, The Lucasta Poems