I HAVE house and land in Kent, And if you'll love me, love me now Twopence halfpenny is my rent, I cannot come every day to woo. I'm my father's eldest son, My mother eke doth love me well; For I can bravely clout my shoon, And I full well can ring a bell. My father he gave me a hog, My mother she gave me a sow, I have a godfather dwells thereby, And he on me bestowed a plough. One time I gave thee a paper of pins, Another time a tawdry lace, And if thou wilt not grant me love, In truth I die before thy face. I have been twice our Whitsun lord, I have had ladies many fair; And eke thou hast my heart in hold, And in my mind seemest passing rare. I will put on my best white slop, And I will wear my yellow hose, And on my head a good gray hat, And in't I stick a lovely rose. Wherefore, cease, make no delay, And if you'll love me, love me now: Or else I seek some other way, For I cannot come every day to woo. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOHENGRIN; PROEM by EMMA LAZARUS SONNET TO GEORGE SAND: 2. A DESIRE by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING FROM THE DARK TOWER by COUNTEE CULLEN EVENING CLOUDS by FRANCIS LEDWIDGE SONG (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI SONGS OF LABOR: DEDICATION by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER |