Sonnet: My Lady

Dante Alighieri 1265 (Florence) – 1321 (Ravenna)



My lady carries love within her eyes;
All that she looks on is made pleasanter;
Upon her path men turn to gaze at her;
He whom she greeteth feels his heart to rise,
And droops is troubled visage, full of sighs,
And of his evil heart is then aware:
Hates loves, and pride becomes his worshipper.
O women, help to praise her in somewise.
Humbleness, and the hope that hopeth well,
By speech of hers into the mind are brought,
And who beholds is blessed oftenwhiles.
The look she hath when she a little smiles
Cannot be said, nor holden in the thought;
'Tis such a new and gracious miracle.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Scheme ABBAABBACDAEDF
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 582
Words 112
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

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