SWEET Adon, dar'st not glance thine eye @3N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 Upon thy Venus that must die? @3Je vous en prie,@1 pity me; @3N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 See how sad thy Venus lies, @3N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 Love in heart, and tears in eyes; @3Je vous en prie,@1 pity me; @3N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 Thy face as fair as Paphos' brooks, @3N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 Wherein fancy baits her hooks; @3Je vous en prie,@1 pity me; @3N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 Thy cheeks like cherries that do grow @3N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 Amongst the western mounts of snow; @3Je vous en prie,@1 pity me; @3N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 Thy lips vermilion, full of love, @3N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 Thy neck as silver-white as dove; @3Je vous en prie,@1 pity me; @3N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 Thine eyes, like flames of holy fires, @3N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 Burn all my thoughts with sweet desires; @3Je vous en prie,@1 pity me; @3N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 All thy beauties sting my heart; @3N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 I must die through Cupid's dart; @3Je vous en prie,@1 pity me; @3N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 Wilt thou let thy Venus die? @3N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 Adon were unkind, say I, @3Je vous en prie,@1 pity me; @3N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 To let fair Venus die for woe, @3N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 That doth love sweet Adon so; @3Je vous en prie,@1 pity me; @3N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami?@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: SHACK DYE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE STATE OF WYOMING by KAREN SWENSON THE SWORD AND THE SICKLE by WILLIAM BLAKE WRITTEN IN KEATS' 'ENDYMION' by THOMAS HOOD ON PLAYWRIGHT (1) by BEN JONSON OH! BLAME NOT THE BARD by THOMAS MOORE SONNETS TO LAURA IN LIFE: 131 by PETRARCH |