444. Love's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley

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

b"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"