Song of Anastasia
Shall I mock you, and tell you that love shall endure. Knowing you know the quality of things that are secure? Let love be fierce as lightning, and as brief As summer-hail, that is a storm's relief.
Anna Wickham
Shall I mock you, and tell you that love shall endure. Knowing you know the quality of things that are secure? Let love be fierce as lightning, and as brief As summer-hail, that is a storm's relief.
Anna Wickham’s speaker refuses to offer the usual comfort. She asks whether she should mock the listener by claiming love will endure, when both of them understand what security really means—it is not always something to trust or want. The tone is direct, almost challenging.
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