"...I would
Love you ten years before the Flood,
And you should, if you please, refuse
Till the conversion of the Jews."
The speaker in this poem is an older man and he has set his sights on a much younger woman. He is trying to express to her his great love for her by saying that if death did not exist and they had all the time in the world, he would spend it all praising her beauty and greatness. He would have loved her for all of eternity, even before the Flood, and she could refuse him for a long time. His love would not fade, though. He would spend years upon years telling her the beauty of each aspect of her appearance. And, he would spend ages upon those qualities which make up her personality, her heart being last because it is the greatest and most important. He says that she deserves all this praise and glorification before anyone he would even try to physically be with her. However, they don't have all the time in the world. He says that they must use the time they have been given and not waste it on coyness. The speakers tone is mostly lustful and desiring. He is praising this woman that he greatly craves so that she will give in to him.
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