Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE AUTHOR W.B., by ROBERT TAYLER First Line: Rivers, be silent; peace, you muses nine Last Line: R ender to shepherds henceforth all the fame. Alternate Author Name(s): Taylor, Robert Subject(s): Browne, William (1591-1645) | ||||||||
R IVERS, be silent; peace, you Muses nine; O rpheus, be dumb, for now no praise is thine; B end all your ears unto Britannia's peer, E ver be praising, ne'er to praise him fear. R ight as the painters garnish with their sable T heir brighter colours in a curious table, T ime so will place thee in the shield of fame, A s chief of men t' immortalize thy name. Y et why should I with rude rhymes seek to raise thee? L et every sonnet in thy Pastorals praise thee. O dasht Apollo, hide thy face for shame, R ender to shepherds henceforth all the fame. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ODE ENTREATING HIM ... IN THE CONTINUATION OF BRITANNIA'S PASTORALS by NICHOLAS BRETON TO HIS FRIEND THE AUTHOR UPON HIS POEM by CHRISTOPHER BROOKE TO HIS FRIEND THE AUTHOR by AUGUSTUS CAESAR TO MY NOBLE FRIEND THE AUTHOR by UPTON CROKE TO MY BROWNE, YET BRIGHTEST SWAIN / THAT WOONS, OR ... PLAIN by JOHN DAVIES (1565-1618) IDEM AND EUNDEM; AN ODE by NICHOLAS DOWNEY TO THE UNPARALLELED AUTHOR OF THE SEQUENT POEMS, W.B. by NICHOLAS DOWNEY COMMENDATORY VERSE TO WILLIAM BROWNE OF TAVISTOCK by MICHAEL DRAYTON TO MY NOBLE FRIEND MASTER WILLIAM BROWNE: OF THE EVIL TIME by MICHAEL DRAYTON ON THE AUTHOR W.B. by ROBERT TAYLER FROM THE ANTIQUE (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ODES: BOOK 2: ODE 7. TO REVEREND BENJAMIN, LORD BISHOP OF WINCHESTER by MARK AKENSIDE |
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