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Love's Philosophy by Percy Shelley

Love's Philosophy is a poem by Percy Shelley, written in 1820.

By Percy Shelley, written in 1820. The fountains mingle with the river And the rivers with the Ocean, The winds of Heaven mix for ever With a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law divine in one spirit meet and mingle. Why not I with thine?-- See the mountains kiss high Heaven And the waves clasp one another; No sister-flower would be forgiven If it disdained its brother; And the sunlight clasps the earth And the moonbeams kiss the sea: What are all these kissings worth If thou kiss not me? [caption id="attachment_5531" align="aligncenter" width="455"]Der Morgen ("Morning", 1808), oil on canvas by Philipp Otto Runge Der Morgen ("Morning", 1808), oil on canvas by Philipp Otto Runge[/caption]