Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG, by JOHN DOWLAND Poet's Biography First Line: Farewell, unkind, farewell, to me no more a father Last Line: Welcome, my love, welcome, my joy for ever. Subject(s): Happiness; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
FAREWELL, unkind, farewell, to me no more a father, Since my heart holds my love most dear: The wealth that thou dost reap, another's hand must gather, Though thy heart still lies buried there; Then farewell, O farewell: Welcome, my love, welcome, my joy for ever. 'Tis not the vain desire of human fleeting beauty, Makes my mind to live, though my means to die. Nor do I Nature wrong, though I forget my duty: Love not in the blood, but in the spirit doth lie. Then farewell, O farewell Welcome, my love, welcome, my joy for ever. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL |
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