Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO LADY CHARLOTTYE GORDON; DRESSED IN A TARTAN SCOTCH BONNET, by JAMES BEATTIE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Why, lady, wilt thou bind thy lovely brow Last Line: Smiles, graces, gentleness, her only arms. Subject(s): Hats | ||||||||
1 WHY, lady, wilt thou bind thy lovely brow With the dread semblance of that warlike helm; That nodding plume, and wreath of various glow, That graced the chiefs of Scotia's ancient realm? 2 Thou know'st that Virtue is of power the source, And all her magic to thy eyes is given; We own their empire, while we feel their force, Beaming with the benignity of heaven. 3 The plumy helmet and the martial mien Might dignify Minerva's awful charms; But more resistless far the Idalian queen -- Smiles, graces, gentleness, her only arms. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TENDER BUTTONS: COLORED HATS by GERTRUDE STEIN THE QUANGLE WANGLE'S HAT by EDWARD LEAR SHE LOOKS BEYOND TO-MORROW by RUTH FITCH BARTLETT DRAB BONNETS by BERNARD BARTON COCK UP YOUR BEAVER by ROBERT BURNS MOTHER'S BONNET by NATHALIA CRANE ROSA'S CURIOSITY by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY |
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