Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ON THE AUTHOR W.B., by ROBERT TAYLER


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ON THE AUTHOR W.B., by                    
First Line: Shall I implore the muses nine
Last Line: Tis 'cause 'twas dipp'd in tavy's springs.
Alternate Author Name(s): Taylor, Robert
Subject(s): Browne, William (1591-1645)


SHALL I implore the Muses nine,
To grace with sweets my ruder line,
When all the arts the Muses can
Are sweetly sung within this span?
Or shall I invocate great Pan
To tune the song thy pipe best can?
Pan swore to me the other day
He broke his pipe, and ran to hear thy lay.
Apollo, lend thy sacred quill,
That I may chant a note more shrill.
Alas! Apollo's drown'd in tears,
To see a god o'errule his spheres.
Let's see what golden Spenser can;
He's dead, and thou the living man.
The god, I see, can wear no bays
But what is pluck'd from thy bright lays.
If Pan a song more smoother sings,
'Tis 'cause 'twas dipp'd in Tavy's springs.





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