Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONG, by PHILIPPE DESPORTES


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First Line: Cupid, on hearing how divine
Last Line: Aught to compare unto her eyes?


CUPID, on hearing how divine
The Venus is for whom I pine,
Resolved my charmer to pursue.
So much the beautiful he loves,
And from his eyes the band removes,
Better the wondrous work to view.

Her dazzling charms assailed his heart,
And wounded by his proper dart,
Quick bandage me again (said he),
And back to heaven for refuge flies.
How, then, should I expect to see
Aught to compare unto her eyes?





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