Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET, by HENRY KING (1592-1669) Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Go, thou that vainly dost mine eyes invite Last Line: When fierce winds rock them on the foaming wave. Subject(s): Transience; Impermanence | ||||||||
Go, thou that vainly dost mine eyes invite To taste the softer comforts of the night, And bid'st me cool the fever of my brain In those sweet balmy dews which slumber pain; Enjoy thine own peace in untroubled sleep, Whilst my sad thoughts eternal vigils keep. O couldst thou for a time change breasts with me, Thou in that broken glass shouldst plainly see A heart which wastes in the slow smoth'ring fire Blown by Despair, and fed by false Desire, Can only reap such sleeps as sea-men have, When fierce winds rock them on the foaming wave. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE SOUTHERN GOTHIC by DONALD JUSTICE THE BEACH IN AUGUST by WELDON KEES THE MAN SPLITTING WOOD IN THE DAYBREAK by GALWAY KINNELL THE SEEKONK WOODS by GALWAY KINNELL A CONTEMPLATION UPON FLOWERS by HENRY KING (1592-1669) |
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