499. I Fear Thy Kisses. Percy Bysshe Shelley. 1909-14. English Poetry II: From Collins to Fitzgerald. The Harvard Classics

English Poetry II: From Collins to Fitzgerald.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

499. I Fear Thy Kisses

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)


I FEAR thy kisses, gentle maiden;
Thou needest not fear mine;
My spirit is too deeply laden
Ever to burthen thine.

I fear thy mien, thy tones, thy motion;	5
Thou needest not fear mine;
Innocent is the heart’s devotion
With which I worship thine.