Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A MADRIGAL, by GEORGE WITHER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Amaryllis I did woo / and I courted phillis too Last Line: Barred the hope of all the rest. | ||||||||
AMARYLLIS I did woo; And I courted Phillis too; Daphne for her love I chose; Chloris, for that damask rose In her cheek I held as dear; Yea, a thousand liked, well near; And, in love with all together, Feared the enjoying either, 'Cause to be of one possessed, Barred the hope of all the rest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A LOVE SONNET by GEORGE WITHER A ROCKING HYMN by GEORGE WITHER FIDELIA: 4. THE AUTHOR'S RESOLUTION IN A SONNET by GEORGE WITHER A NYMPH'S SONG; IN PRAISE OF THE LOVER OF VIRTUE by GEORGE WITHER A SATIRE WRITTEN TO KING JAMES I, SELECTION by GEORGE WITHER A STOLEN KISS by GEORGE WITHER AN EPITAPH UPON A WOMAN, AND HER CHILD, BURIED TOGETHER by GEORGE WITHER CHRISTMAS DAY by GEORGE WITHER FAIR VIRTUE: A POET'S HOME by GEORGE WITHER |
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