Sonnet 38 from The Growth of Love (Unabridged)

Robert Bridges (1844-1930) practiced as a physician until 1885 when he retired due to ill health. For the rest of his life his main occupations were as a poet and a literary critic. Bridges spent much of his retirement in seclusion and his works were not widely circulated during his lifetime. However, he was appointed Poet Laureate in 1913 and held the post until his death.