The Good Morrow Exploration Quotes

"Sights" here could be as broad as "any object I see," or it could refer more specifically to "cool stuff in foreign lands like Machu Picchu." The point is that true love is kind of like a black hole, in the most romantic way: it sucks every other kind of love inside it. No matter how many Delta skymiles you've accrued, once you're in bed with your beloved, you'll never want to go travelin' again.

In 1633, the year this "Good Morrow" hit the world in published form, the Age of Discovery was still a happening thing. Dudes with telescopes were hitting the high seas, eager to catch a glimpse of mermaids, monsters, and new continents rich in silver and gold. The known world was still expanding.

New lands need new maps. But these maps were so stuffed with fabulous new places that it often looked like each place contained countless other, smaller places. The whole world was full of other worlds! Of course, the guys in the poem couldn't care less. Let others pay attention to that stuff. We've got some lovin' to do.

They already have the whole earth under the blankets with them. According to this cute metaphor, these lovers are like two worlds. And by possessing each other, they end up possessing an entire world. Just don't ask about the property tax.

But before you can spin this pair of globe-lovers, the metaphor has shifted. Now each lover is a hemisphere, half a world instead of a whole world. In other words, they aren't complete without the other. (For how this references Platonic theories of human nature, backtrack to the summary). What's more, the completed world they form with their love is even more perfect than the real world. Take that, Earth Day! With no arctic north or sunsets in the west (metaphors for love that has lost its warmth or is otherwise declining), their love-world is warm and constant.