Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN IMITATION OF WALLER: 2. OF THE LADY WOULD NOT SLEEP ..., by ALEXANDER POPE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: As gods sometimes descend from heav'n and deign Last Line: But serenissa must becalm the breast. Subject(s): Waller, Edmund (1606-1687) | ||||||||
As gods sometimes descend from heav'n and deign On earth a while with mortals to remain, So gentle sleep from Serenissa flies, To dwell at last upon her lover's eyes. That god's indulgence can she justly crave, Who flies the tyrant to relieve the slave? Or should those eyes alone that rest enjoy, Which in all others they themselves destroy? Let her whom fear denies repose to take, Think for her love what crowds of wretches wake. So us'd to sighs, so long inur'd to tears, Are winds and tempests dreadful to her ears? Jove with a nod may bid the world to rest, But Serenissa must becalm the breast. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE DEATH OF WALLER by APHRA BEHN TO POET E. W.; OCCAISONED FOR HIS WRITING ... ON OLIVER CROMWELL by CHARLES COTTON AN ATTEMPT AT THE MANNER OF WALLER by WILLIAM COWPER THE SECOND ADVICE TO A PAINTER FOR DRAWING HISTORY .. NAVAL BUSYNESSE by ANDREW MARVELL IN IMITATION OF WALLER: 1. OF A LADY SINGING TO HER LUTE by ALEXANDER POPE IN IMITATION OF WALLER: 3. OF HER PICTURE by ALEXANDER POPE IN IMITATION OF WALLER: 4. OF HER SICKNESS by ALEXANDER POPE IN IMITATION OF WALLER: 5. OF HER WALKING IN A GARDEN ... by ALEXANDER POPE IN IMITATION OF WALLER: 6. OF HER SIGHING by ALEXANDER POPE A FAREWELL TO LONDON IN THE YEAR 1715 by ALEXANDER POPE |
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