| Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. |
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| Thomas Lovell Beddoes. 1803–1849 |
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| 668. Song |
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| HOW many times do I love thee, dear? | |
| Tell me how many thoughts there be | |
| In the atmosphere | |
| Of a new-fall'n year, | |
| Whose white and sable hours appear | 5 |
| The latest flake of Eternity: | |
| So many times do I love thee, dear. | |
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| How many times do I love again? | |
| Tell me how many beads there are | |
| In a silver chain | 10 |
| Of evening rain, | |
| Unravell'd from the tumbling main, | |
| And threading the eye of a yellow star: | |
| So many times do I love again. | |
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