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“lover” + lovers across the centuries

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Poems in 1900s · 31 with this theme Show all eras

A Dead Girl To Her Lover
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A Dead Girl To Her Lover

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

A Marriage Charm
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A Marriage Charm

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

A Sleep Song
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A Sleep Song

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Crisis
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Crisis

by Robert Nichols · English

Robert Nichols portrait

6 September 1893 - 17 December 1944 (~51)

Dear heart, why will you use me so?
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Dear heart, why will you use me so?

by James Joyce · English

James Joyce portrait

2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941 (~59)

Dreams
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Dreams

by Sara Teasdale · English

Sara Teasdale portrait

8 August 1884 - 29 January 1933 (~49)

Elusion
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Elusion

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Gentle lady, do not sing
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Gentle lady, do not sing

by James Joyce · English

James Joyce portrait

2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941 (~59)

How innocent we lie
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How innocent we lie

by Edna St. Vincent Millay · English

Edna St. Vincent Millay portrait

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

Interior
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Interior

by Hart Crane · English

Hart Crane portrait

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

Iseult of Ireland
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Iseult of Ireland

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Kisses in the Train
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Kisses in the Train

by D. H. Lawrence · English

D. H. Lawrence portrait

11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930 (~45)

Love in September
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Love in September

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Love Me at Last
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Love Me at Last

by Alice Corbin · English

Alice Corbin portrait

16 April 1881 - 18 July 1949 (~68)

Love's Caution
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Love's Caution

by W. H. Davies · English

W. H. Davies portrait

3 July 1871 - 26 September 1940 (~69)

Lover's Seat
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Lover's Seat

by Ernst Stadler · German

Ernst Stadler portrait

11 August 1883 - 30 October 1914 (~31)

Medusa
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Medusa

by Hart Crane · English

Hart Crane portrait

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

Michael-Angelo
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Michael-Angelo

by D. H. Lawrence · English

D. H. Lawrence portrait

11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930 (~45)

O cool is the valley now
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O cool is the valley now

by James Joyce · English

James Joyce portrait

2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941 (~59)

O sweetheart
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O sweetheart

by James Joyce · English

James Joyce portrait

2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941 (~59)

Re-statement of Romance
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Re-statement of Romance

by Wallace Stevens · English

Wallace Stevens portrait

2 October 1879 - 2 August 1955 (~76)

Rosa de Fuego
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Rosa de Fuego

by Antonio Machado · Spanish

Antonio Machado portrait

26 July 1875 - 22 February 1939 (~64)

The Highwayman
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The Highwayman

by Alfred Noyes · English

Alfred Noyes portrait

16 September 1880 - 25 June 1958 (~78)

The Skin-Sack
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The Skin-Sack

by Mina Loy · English

Mina Loy portrait

27 December 1882 - 25 September 1966 (~84)

Thursday
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Thursday

by Edna St. Vincent Millay · English

Edna St. Vincent Millay portrait

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

Youth
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Youth

by Clifford Bax · English

Clifford Bax portrait

13 July 1886 - 18 November 1962 (~76)

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