Classic and Contemporary Poetry
YOUTH AND CUPID, by ELIZABETH I Poet's Biography First Line: When I was fair and young, and favour graced me Last Line: "importune me no more!" Alternate Author Name(s): Tudor, Elizabeth Variant Title(s): Importune Me No More Subject(s): Carpe Diem | ||||||||
When I was fair and young, and favor graced me, Of many was I sought, their mistress for to be; But I did scorn them all, and answered them therefore. "Go, go, go seek some otherwhere! Importune me no more!" How many weeping eyes I made to pine with woe, How many sighing hearts, I have no skill to show; Yet I the prouder grew, and answered them therefore, "Go, go, go seek some otherwhere! Importune me no more!" Then spake fair Venus' son, that proud victorious boy, And said, "Fine dame, since that you be so coy, I will so pluck your plumes that you shall say no more, "Go, go, go seek some otherwhere! Importune me no more!" When he had spake these words, such change grew in my breast That neither night nor day since that, I could take any rest. Then lo! i did repent that I had said before, "Go, go, go seek some otherwhere! Importune me no more!" | Other Poems of Interest...I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU by TONY HOAGLAND AMOUR by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON BUT NOW by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON GLAMOUR by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON I WANT TO LIVE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON UNDER A PATCHED SAIL by MARIANNE MOORE HORACE TO LEUCONOE by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON EPITAPH: FOR ONE WHO GAILY SOWED HIS OATS by COUNTEE CULLEN |
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