Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO CHLORIS, by EDMUND WALLER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Chloris, yourself you so excel Last Line: But of his voice, the boy had mourned. Variant Title(s): To A Lady In Retirement;to A Lady Singing Subject(s): Love; Singing & Singers; Songs | ||||||||
CHLORIS, yourself you so excel, When you vouchsafe to breathe my thought, That like a spirit, with this spell Of my own teaching I am caught. That eagle's fate and mine is one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high. Had Echo, with so sweet a grace, Narcissus' loud complaints returned; Not for reflection of his face, But of his voice, the boy had mourned. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE APOLLO TRIO by CONRAD AIKEN BAD GIRL SINGING by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 4 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 5 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY OF A FAIR LADY PLAYING WITH A SNAKE by EDMUND WALLER |
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