Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO SWEET MEAT, SOUR SAUCE; AN IMITATION OF THEOCRITUS OR ANACREON, by PHILIP AYRES


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TO SWEET MEAT, SOUR SAUCE; AN IMITATION OF THEOCRITUS OR ANACREON, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: As cupid from the bees their honey stole
Last Line: Honey to's mouth, but torment to his heart.'
Subject(s): Food & Eating; Love - Complaints


AS Cupid from the bees their honey stole,
Being stung, he in the anguish of his soul,
Fled with his dear-bought purchase, which he laid
On Cynthia's lips, and thus in anger said:
'Here I'm resolv'd shall a memorial be,
Of this my sweet, but punish'd robbery:
Let him endure as great a pain as this,
Who next presumes these nectar lips to kiss;
Their sweetness shall convey revenging smart,
Honey to's mouth, but torment to his heart.'





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