Against Love

Robert Herrick (1591-1674) (1591–1674)

The Hesperides & Noble Numbers — Hesperides

Whene'er my heart love's warmth but entertains,Oh frost! oh snow! oh hail! forbid the banes.One drop now deads a spark, but if the sameOnce gets a force, floods cannot quench the flame.Rather than love, let me be ever lost,Or let me 'gender with eternal frost.