MRS. C. LADD, “Oh! Do Not Say Again Love’s Blind,” Godey’s Lady’s Book, and Ladies’ American Magazine, August 1841
MRS. C. LADD, “Oh! Do Not Say Again Love’s Blind,” Godey’s Lady’s Book, and Ladies’ American Magazine, August 1841
OH! DO NOT SAY AGAIN LOVE’S BLIND.
By Mrs. C. Ladd.
Oh! never say again that Love
Is blind, or that he hath not eyes!
Alas! for me he sees too well,
His arrow ne’er unerring flies,
His arrow ne’er unerring flies;
Alas! I know that Love hath eyes.
I met the little wandering boy,
And stopp’d to ask the urchin’s name.
“Friendship, dear maid,” he quick replied.
I took him up; oh! do not blame!
I press’d him closely to my breast,
And bade him there for ever rest.
I heard some whisper that ‘twas Love;
Their words, alas! I did not heed,
For I believed, and always heard
From time memorial, Love was blind.
But now I know, ah! I know too well,
That in Love’s eyes lies half the spell.
Soon as I felt the aching dart,
Istrove to drive the boy away;
But, laughing in my face, he said,
“True Love, dear lady, cannot stray,
False Love, that’s blind, may lose his way,
True Love can see and ne’er will stray.”
Then ne’er believe or say again,
Love cannot see, or you may find,
As I have done, when ‘tis too late,
Cupid hath eyes—the boy’s not blind.
His dart, dear girls, ne’er erring flies;
Beware, beware, Cupid hath eyes!
Godey’s Lady’s Book, and Ladies’
American Magazine, August 1841
