If you were Lady Beatrice…

by Sara Teasdale

1. If you were Lady Beatrice
2. And I the Florentine,
3. I'd never waste my time like this—
4. If you were Lady Beatrice
5. I'd woo and then demand a kiss,
6. Nor weep like Dante here, I ween,
7. If you were Lady Beatrice
8. And I the Florentine.

Tags: love