Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A RECEIPT TO CURE THE VAPOURS, by MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU Poet's Biography First Line: Why will delia thus retire / and idly languish life away? Last Line: I believe the dose will do. Alternate Author Name(s): Montagu, Mary Wortley; Pierrepont, Mary Subject(s): Sickness; Illness | ||||||||
Why will Delia thus retire, And languish life away? Why the sighing crows admire, 'Tis too soon for hartshorn tea. All these dismal looks and fretting Cannot Damon's life restore; Long ago the worms have eat him, You can never see him more. Once again consult your toilet, In the glass your face review; So much weeping sure will spoil it, And no springs your charms renew. I, like you, was born a woman, Well I know what vapours mean! The disease, alas! is common, Single we have all the spleen. All the morals that they teach us Never cur'd our sorrows yet: Choose among the pretty fellows One of humour, youth, and wit. Prithee hear him ev'ry morning, At the least an hour or two; Once again at night returning, I believe the dose will do. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL AFTERNOON AT MACDOWELL by JANE KENYON HAVING IT OUT WITH MELANCHOLY by JANE KENYON SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES EPITAPH by MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU SIX TOWN ECLOGUES: SATURDAY; THE SMALL-POX by MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU |
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