*Another version, from Tony Harrison’s (1937-) adaptation of Le Roi s’amuse:
‘Love’s the honey hidden in life’s flower,
love’s grace supported in the arms of power.
The eagle soaring with the gentle dove,
prey and predator at peace, that’s love, that’s love.’
Victor Hugo/Tony Harrison, Le Roi s’amuse/The Prince’s Play, Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1996.