Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PROLOGUE FOR THE WOMEN, WHEN THEY ACTED AT THE OLD THEATRE, by JOHN DRYDEN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Were none of you, gallants, e'er driven so hard Last Line: The gaudy house with scenes will serve for cits. Subject(s): Actors & Actresses; Plays & Playwrights ; Theater & Theaters; Women; Actresses; Dramatists; Stage Life | ||||||||
WERE none of you, Gallants, e'er driven so hard, As when the poor kind Soul was under guard, And could not do't at home, in some Bystreet To take a Lodging, and in private meet? Such is our Case; We can't appoint our House, The Lovers old and wonted Rendezvous, But hither to this trusty Nook remove; The worse the Lodging is, the more the Love. For much good Pastime, many a dear sweet hug Is stol'n in Garrets, on the humble Rugg, Here's good Accommodation in the Pit; The Grave demurely in the midst may sit, And so the hot Burgundian on the Side Ply Vizard Masque, and o'er the Benches stride: Here are convenient upper Boxes too, For those that make the most triumphant show; All that keep Coaches must not sit below. There, Gallants, you betwixt the Acts retire, And at dull Plays have something to admire: We, who look up, can your Addresses mark, And see the Creatures coupled in the Ark: So we expect the Lovers, Braves, and Wits; The gaudy House with Scenes will serve for Cits. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#20): 1. SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#20): 2. SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL ELEGY IN A THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE by KENNETH FEARING LOGIC AND 'THE MAGIC FLUTE' (IMPRESSIONS OF A PREMIERE) by MARIANNE MOORE DEPRESSION DAYS (2) by PAT MORA BOY AND MOM AT THE NUTCRACKER BALLET by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE EYES LIKE LEEKS by LINDA GREGERSON A SONG FOR ST. CECILIA'S DAY by JOHN DRYDEN A SONG TO A FAIR YOUNG LADY GOING OUT OF TOWN IN THE SPRING by JOHN DRYDEN |
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