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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG, by DOROTHEA (ANNESLEY) DUBOIS
First Line: A scholar first my love implored
Last Line: Without referring to my mother.
Subject(s): Courtship; Mothers
First Line: A scholar first my love implored
Last Line: Without referring to my mother.
Subject(s): Courtship; Mothers
A SCHOLAR first my love implored,
And then an empty titled lord;
The pedant talked in lofty strains;
Alas! his lordship wanted brains:
I listened not to one or t' other,
But straight referred them to my mother.
A poet next my love assailed,
A lawyer hoped to have prevailed;
The bard too much approved himself;
The lawyer thirsted after pelf:
I listened not to one or t' other,
But still referred them to my mother.
An officer my heart would storm,
A miser sought me too, in form;
But Mars was over-free and bold;
The miser's heart was in his gold:
I listened not to one or t' other,
Referring still unto my mother.
And after them, some twenty more
Successless were, as those before;
When Damon, lovely Damon came,
Our hearts straight felt a mutual flame:
I vowed I'd have him, and no other,
Without referring to my mother.
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