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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LYING LOVER: PROLOGUE, by RICHARD STEELE Poet's Biography First Line: All the commanding powers that awe mankind Last Line: Mercy to him, for justice done to you. | |||
All the commanding powers that awe mankind Are in a trembling poet's audience joined, Where such bright galaxies of beauty sit, And at their feet assembled men of wit: Our author, therefore, owns his deep despair To entertain the learned or the fair; Yet hopes that both will so much be his friends, To pardon what he does, for what he intends; He aims to make the coming action move On the dread laws of friendship and of love; Sure then he'll find but very few severe, Since there's of both so many objects here. He offers no gross vices to your sight, Those too much horror raise for just delight; And to detain the attentive knowing ear, Pleasure must still have something that's severe. If then you find our author treads the stage With just regard to a reforming age; He hopes, he humbly hopes, you'll think there's due Mercy to him, for justice done to you. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FUNERAL: PROLOGUE by RICHARD STEELE THE LYING LOVER: EPILOGUE by RICHARD STEELE THE TENDER HUSBAND: A SONG DESIGNED FOR THE FOURTH ACT, BUT NOT SET by RICHARD STEELE THE TENDER HUSBAND: EPILOGUE by RICHARD STEELE THE TENDER HUSBAND: SONG by RICHARD STEELE TO MR. CONGREVE, OCCASIONED BY HIS COMEDY 'THE WAY OF THE WORLD' by RICHARD STEELE ABOVE AND WITHIN by DAVID IGNATOW THE ROMANCE OF THE SWAN'S NEST by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING TIRED TIM by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MONNA INNOMINATA, A SONNET OF SONNETS: 3 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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