Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ASSIGNATION: SONG, by JOHN DRYDEN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Long betwixt love and fear phillis tormented Last Line: That I'm forsaken. Subject(s): Fear; Fire; Hearts; Love; Night; Singing & Singers; Bedtime; Songs | ||||||||
LONG betwixt Love and fear Phillis tormented Shun'd her own wish yet at last she consented: But loath that day shou'd her Blushes discover, Come, gentle Night She said, Come quickly to my aid, And a poor Shamefac'd Maid Hide from her Lover. Now cold as Ice I am, now hot as Fire, I dare not tell my self my own desire; But let Day fly away, and let Night haste her: Grant ye kind Powers above, Slow Hours to parting Love, But when to Bliss we move, Bid 'em fly faster. How sweet it is to Love when I discover That Fire which burns my Heart warming my Lover; 'Tis Pity Love so true shou'd be mistaken: But if this Night he be False or unkinde to me, Let me dye ere I see That I'm forsaken. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE APOLLO TRIO by CONRAD AIKEN BAD GIRL SINGING by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 4 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 5 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY 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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