Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A LADY'S PRAYER TO CUPID, by THOMAS CAREW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Since I must needs into thy school return Last Line: Weare all his beard, and none uppon his chinn. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
Since I must needes into thy schoole returne Be pittifull (O Love) and doe not burne Mee with desier of cold, and frozen age, Nor let me follow a fond boy or page: But gentle Cupid give mee if you can, One to my love, whom I may call a man, Of person comely, and of face as sweete, Let him be sober, secret, and discreete, Well practis'd in love's schoole, let him within Weare all his beard, and none uppon his chinn. | 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 DEPOSITION FROM LOVE by THOMAS CAREW A PASTORAL DIALOGUE: SHEPHERD, NYMPH, CHORUS by THOMAS CAREW |
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