Was it a dreame, or did I see it playne? A goodly table of pure yvory, All spred with juncats fit to entertayne The greatest prince with pompous roialty: Mongst which, there in a silver dish did ly Twoo golden apples of unvalewd price, Far passing those which Hercules came by, Or those which Atalanta did entice; Exceeding sweet, yet voyd of sinfull vice; That many sought, yet none could ever taste; Sweet fruit of pleasure, brought from Paradice By Love himselfe, and in his garden plaste. Her brest that table was, so richly spredd; My thoughts the guests, which would thereon have fedd. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DISCORDANTS: 1 by CONRAD AIKEN GARRISON by AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT THE PETRIFIED FERN by MARY LYDIA BOLLES BRANCH PHILIP, MY KING by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK THE LITTLE PEACH by EUGENE FIELD |