Question

What what is meant by loves eternity in if thou must love me

Answer 1

In the sonnet, the poet Elizabeth Browning demands true and unconditional love from her lover Robert. When she says “Thou may’st love on, through love’s eternity”, she suggests that the lover should love her only for the sake of love, so that he can love her for ever. So love’s eternity means everlasting love, the love that won’t fade away with time or in the absence of an external factor. Even though her beauty or gentleness may change with time, their love shall remain intact through the eternity of time.

Answer 2

loves eternity means one should love for the whole life and not for the external appearance which is likely to be fade away by time the love should be eternal and true... which is everlasting