Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO FINE GRAND, by BEN JONSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What is't, fine grand, makes thee my friendship fly Last Line: For which, or pay me quickly, or I'll pay you. | ||||||||
What is't, fine Grand, makes thee my friendship fly, Or take an epigram so fearfully: As 'twere a challenge, or a borrower's letter? The world must know your greatness is my debtor. In primis, Grand, you owe me for a jest, I lent you, on mere acquaintance, at a feast. Item, a tale or two, some fortnight after; That yet maintains you, and your house in laughter. Item, the Babylonian song you sing; Item, a fair Greek posy for a ring: With which a learned madam you belie. Item, a charm surrounding fearfully, Your partie per pale picture, one half drawn In solemn cypress, the other cobweb lawn. Item, a gulling imprese for you, at tilt. Item, your mistress' anagram, in your hilt. Item, your own, sewed in your mistress' smock. Item, an epitaph on my lord's cock, In most vile verses, and cost me more pain, Than had I made them good, to fit your vein. Forty things more, dear Grand, which you know true, For which, or pay me quickly, or I'll pay you. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 4. HER TRIUMPH by BEN JONSON A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 5. HIS DISCOURSE WITH CUPID by BEN JONSON A FIT OF RHYME AGAINST RHYME [OR, RIME] by BEN JONSON A NYMPH'S PASSION by BEN JONSON A SONNET, TO THE NOBLE LADY, THE LADY MARY WROTH by BEN JONSON AN ODE TO HIMSELF by BEN JONSON ANSWER TO MASTER WITHER'S SONG, 'SHALL I, WASTING IN DESPAIR?' by BEN JONSON EPICOENE; OR, THE SILENT WOMAN: FREEDOM IN DRESS by BEN JONSON EPIGRAM: 118. ON GUT by BEN JONSON |
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