Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BOY'S ANSWER TO THE BLACKMOOR, by HENRY KING (1592-1669) Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Black maid, complain not that I fly Last Line: And then I will bequeath myself to thee. Subject(s): Blacks; Courtship; Love - Cultural Differences | ||||||||
BLACK maid, complain not that I fly, When Fate commands antipathy: Prodigious might that union prove, Where Night and Day together move, And the conjunction of our lips Not kisses make, but an eclipse; In which the mixed black and white Portends more terror than delight. Yet if my shadow thou wilt be, Enjoy thy dearest wish: but see Thou take my shadow's property, That hastes away when I come nigh: Else stay till death hath blinded me, And then I will bequeath myself to thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VASHTI by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A BORDER AFFAIR by CHARLES BADGER CLARK JR. TWO VARIATIONS ON AN OLD NURSEY RHYME: 1 by EDITH SITWELL THREE PASTORAL ELEGIES: 1 by WILLIAM BASSE THREE PASTORAL ELEGIES: 2 by WILLIAM BASSE THREE PASTORAL ELEGIES: 3 by WILLIAM BASSE THE TURKISH LADY by THOMAS CAMPBELL THE UNATTAINABLE by EMMETT MALOY COUNTS THE PILOT OF THE PLAINS by EMILY PAULINE JOHNSON A CONTEMPLATION UPON FLOWERS by HENRY KING (1592-1669) |
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