Ye Beaus of Pleasure, Whose Wit at Leasure, Can count Loves Treasure, It's Joy and Smart; At my desire, With me retire, To know what fire, Consumes my Heart: At my desire, With me retire, To know what fire, Consumes my Heart. Three Moons that hasted, Are hardly wasted, Since I was blasted, With Beauty's Ray: @3Aurora@1 shews ye, No Face so Rosie, No @3July@1's Posie, So fresh and gay. @3Aurora@1, &c. Her Skin by Nature, No @3Ermin@1 better, Tho' that fine Creature, Is white as Snow; With blooming Graces, Adorn'd her Face is, Her flowing Tresses, As black as Sloe. With, &c. She's Tall and Slender, She's Soft and Tender, Some God commend her, My Wit's too low: 'Twere Joyful plunder, To bring her under, She's all a wonder, From Top to Toe. 'Twere joyful, &c. Then cease ye Sages, To quote dull Pages, That in all Ages, Our Minds are free: Tho' great your Skill is, So strong the Will is, My Love for @3Phillis@1, Must ever be. Tho' great, &c. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MARY'S LAMB by SARAH JOSEPHA BUELL HALE THE DARKLING THRUSH by THOMAS HARDY DUNS SCOTUS'S OXFORD by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS PIED BEAUTY by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS THE REASON by LEONARD BACON (1887-1954) THE MAN WHO RODE TO CONEMAUGH by JOHN ELIOT BOWEN THE PLANTING by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK |