Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS, SET TO MUSIC BY THE MOST EMINENT MASTERS: 6, by MATTHEW PRIOR Poet's Biography First Line: Phillis, since we have both been kind Last Line: And pretty chloris stays for me. Subject(s): Fire; Love; Nature; Pain; Pleasure; Soul; Suffering; Misery | ||||||||
PHILLIS, since we have both been kind, And of each other had our fill; Tell me what pleasure you can find, In forcing nature 'gainst her will. 'Tis true, you may with art and pain Keep in some glowings of desire; But still those glowings which remain Are only ashes of the fire. Then let us free each other's soul, And laugh at the dull constant fool, Who would love's liberty control, And teach us how to whine by rule. Let us no impositions set, Or clogs upon each other's heart; But, as for pleasure first we met, So now for pleasure let us part. We both have spent our stock of love, So consequently should be free; Thyrsis expects you in yon grove; And pretty Chloris stays for me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PARTHENOPHIL AND PARTHENOPHE: MADRIGAL 14 by BARNABE BARNES SONNETS IN SHADOWS: 1 by ARLO BATES IN PRAISE OF PAIN by HEATHER MCHUGH THE SYMPATIZERS by JOSEPHINE MILES LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A BETTER ANSWER (TO CHLOE JEALOUS) by MATTHEW PRIOR A DUTCH PROVERB by MATTHEW PRIOR A LETTER TO LADY [MISS] MARGARET-CAVANDISH-HOLLES-HARLEY, WHEN A CHILD by MATTHEW PRIOR |
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