The Nun
Leigh Hunt
1784 to 1859
If you become a nun, dear,
A friar I will be;
In any cell you run, dear,
Pray look behind for me.
The rose, of course, turns pale too;
The doves all take the veil too;
The blind will see the show;
What! you become a nun, my dear?
I'll not believe it, no.
If you become a nun, dear,
The bishop Love will be;
The cupids every one, dear,
Will chaunt "we trust in thee:"
The incense will go sighing,
The candles fall a dying,
The water turn to wine:
What! you go take the vows, my dear?
You may — but they'll be mine.
Leigh Hunt's The Nun
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