444. Love's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Published: March 8, 2009, 12:13 p.m.

PB Shelley read by Classic Poetry Aloud: Giving voice to the poetry of the past.\nwww.classicpoetryaloud.com\n\n--------------------------------------------\n\nLove's Philosophy \nby Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 \u2013 1822)\n\nThe fountains mingle with the river \nAnd the rivers with the ocean, \nThe winds of heaven mix for ever \nWith a sweet emotion; \nNothing in the world is single,\nAll things by a law divine \nIn one another's being mingle \u2013\nWhy not I with thine? \n \nSee the mountains kiss high heaven, \nAnd the waves clasp one another;\nNo sister-flower would be forgiven \nIf it disdain'd its brother; \nAnd the sunlight clasps the earth, \nAnd the moonbeams kiss the sea \u2013 \nWhat are all these kissings worth,\nIf thou kiss not me?\n\n\nFirst aired: 21 January 2008\n\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\n\nReading \xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009