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'Drink To Me, Only With Thine Eyes', written by legendry dramatist and poet Ben Jonson, is a well-rhymed poem, full of emotions. The poem portrays the poet's deep love for his dream girl. Although intimacy, passion and commitment are the three essentials of love, the poem has given prominence to passion. In the poem, the passionate love for his beloved is fully conveyed to the reader, when the poet says that he would not ask for any drink once she has kissed his cup. Explore the romantic Valentine's Day poem.
Drink To Me, Only With Thine Eyes
Drink to me, only, with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kisse but in the cup,
And Ile not look for wine.
The thirst, that from the soule doth rise,
Doth aske a drink divine:
But might I of Jove's Nectar sup,
I would not change for thine.
I sent thee, late, a rosie wreath,
Not so much honoring thee,
As giving it a hope, that there
It could not withered be.
But thou thereon did'st onely breathe,
And sent'st it back to mee:
Since when it growes, and smells, I sweare,
Not of it selfe, but thee.
Not of it selfe, but thee.
