Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage; If I have freedom in my love And in my soul am free, Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty.

Richard Lovelace
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This poem is about the power of love and how it can free people from the false imprisonment of their fears. The speaker is comparing his love for his wife to the truly unbreakable strength of stone walls, iron bars, and even an angelic understanding of love. He's saying that his love is hermetically sealed against life's difficulties, and that he has more freedom than any other man on earth.

Source: To Althea, From Prison

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