None other fame mine unambitious muse Affected ever but t' eternize thee; All other honors do my hopes refuse, Which meaner prized and momentary be. For God forbid I should my papers blot With mercenary lines, with servile pen, Praising virtues in them that have them not, Basely attending on the hopes of men. No, no, my verse respects nor Thames nor theatres, Nor seeks it to be known unto the great; But Avon, rich in fame, though poor in waters, Shall have my song, where Delia hath her seat. Avon shall be my Thames, and she my song; I'll sound her name the river all along. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DISMAL MOMENT PASSING by CLARENCE MAJOR MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE THE CONGO by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY THE SABBATH LAMP by GRACE AGUILAR MY FRIEND by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS CHORUS OF CLOUD-MAIDENS: STROPHE, FR. THE CLOUDS by ARISTOPHANES |