Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY LADY'S PLEASURE, by ROBERT GRAHAM Poet's Biography First Line: If doughty deeds my lady please Last Line: Though ne'er another trow me. Alternate Author Name(s): Cunninghame-graham Of Gartmore Variant Title(s): Cavalier's Song;to His Lady;oh, Tell Me How To Woo Thee Subject(s): Love - Beginnings | ||||||||
IF doughty deeds my lady please, Right soon I'll mount my steed, And strong his arm and fast his seat That bears frae me the meed. I'll wear thy colors in my cap, Thy picture at my heart, And he that bends not to thine eye Shall rue it to his smart! Then tell me how to woo thee, Love; O, tell me how to woo thee! For thy dear sake nae care I'll take, Though ne'er another trow me. If gay attire delight thine eye, I'll dight me in array; I'll tend thy chamber door all night, And squire thee all the day. If sweetest sounds can win thine ear, These sounds I'll strive to catch; Thy voice I'll steal to woo thysell, That voice that nane can match. But if fond love thy heart can gain, I never broke a vow; Nae maiden lays her skaith to me; I never loved but you. For you alone I ride the ring, For you I wear the blue; For you alone I strive to sing, O, tell me how to woo! Then tell me how to woo thee, Love; O, tell me how to woo thee! For thy dear sake nae care I'll take, Though ne'er another trow me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHY I MIGHT GO TO THE NEXT FOOTBALL GAME by DENIS JOHNSON THE POOL by ALEXANDER ANDERSON COZY APOLOGIA; FOR FRED by RITA DOVE YOU NOW HOLDING THIS BOOK IN HAND by ALICE NOTLEY FALLING IN LOVE IN SPAIN OR MEXICO by RON PADGETT WHEN LOVE WAS BORN by SARA TEASDALE TO A POET, WHO WOULD HAVE ME PRAISE CERTAIN BAD POETS, IMITATORS ... by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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