Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A LILY, by JAMES MATHEWES LEGARE First Line: Go bow thy head in gentle spite Last Line: And make thy leaf a stain. Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies | ||||||||
Go bow thy head in gentle spite, Thou lily white, For she who spies thee waving here, With thee in beauty can compare As day with night. Soft are thy leaves and white: her arms Boast whiter charms. Thy stem prone bent with loveliness Of maiden grace possesseth less: Therein she charms. Thou in thy lake dost see Thyself: so she Beholds her image in her eyes Reflected. Thus did Venus rise From out the sea. Inconsolate, bloom not again. Thou rival vain Of her whose charms have thine outdone, Whose purity might spot the sun, And make thy leaf a stain. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NUNS PAINTING WATER-LILIES by WALLACE STEVENS THE SECRET GARDEN by ELEANOR WILNER THE CLOTE (WATER-LILY) by WILLIAM BARNES THE LILY, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE THE MARIPOSA LILY by INA DONNA COOLBRITH THE WATER-LILY by JOHN BANISTER TABB A SONNET. THE ROSE AND LILY by PHILIP AYRES CHAMBER MUSIC: 13 by JAMES JOYCE |
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