Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SECOND BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 17, by THOMAS CAMPION Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Come away, armed with love's delights Last Line: Attending as the starry flower that the sun's noontide knows. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
COME away, armed with love's delights! Thy spriteful graces bring with thee! When love and longing fights, They must the sticklers be. Come quickly, come! the promised hour is wellnigh spent, And pleasure being too much deferred, loseth her best content. Is she come? O, how near is she! How far yet from this friendly place! How many steps from me! When shall I her embrace? These arms I'll spread, which only at her sight shall close, Attending as the starry flower that the sun's noontide knows. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 9 by THOMAS CAMPION |
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