Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ANNUNCIATIO B.V., by JOSEPH BEAUMONT First Line: Come every eare / that longs to heare Last Line: Eve's gall in maries sweets are drownd. Subject(s): Annunciation, The; Gabriel; Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Women In The Bible; Virgin Mary | ||||||||
COME every Eare That longs to heare News though most strange, yet full as true As ever rung From any Toung, Or from Fames widest Trumpet flew. Observe you there A Messenger Faire as ye Morne, whose noble Wing All pure & bright As is ye Light Some News as sweet as Day doth bring. And tis ye Day The World did pray So long to see; The World which sate In a dark Night Till now this Light Begins its dawne from Heavns fair Gate. It is no lesse Then Blessednesse Which Gabriel brings; it is ye News Of God who now To us below Himselfe, & all his Bounty shews. The Mighty One Gods onely Son Sets forth to Day, & Gabriel's come His Harbenger To find Him heer A Correspondent Royall Roome. And that can be No where, sayes He But in thy revernd womb, sweet Maid; Where this great Guest Will take his rest And in that private Bed be layd. Haile, Queen of Love, Whose Sweets can move The Spouse of Hearts to lodge with Thee, And hither come From his bright Home To shrowd in thy Virginitie. Inlarge thy Breast To make a Nest For the Eternall Dove, who now From Heavn will hover With thy dear Lover, To place Him in his House below O doe not fear To lose thy Dear Virginitie, who art design'd Above all other, In whom a Mother Shall with a Virgin be conjoynd. Be but content And give consent To be ye Mother of thy God That we may see Againe in Thee The budding of old Aarons rod; And by thy Seed Forever tread With noble Vengeance on ye Head Whose craft at first Made all accurst, Who from ye Woman issued. HAILE FULL OF GRACE; May we have place To heap our prayses on thy Crowne, About whose wreathe All Sweets doe breathe And Heavns illustrious Joyes are throwne. May we have leave To think old Eve No more unhappy, who have found The Cure, & may With Triumph say: EVE'S GALL in MARIES SWEETS are drownd. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MADONNA by KATHARINE LEE BATES BALLADE TO OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA by HILAIRE BELLOC OUR LORD AND OUR LADY by HILAIRE BELLOC PLASTIC BEATITUDE by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A SONG OF MARY by LUCILLE CLIFTON ISLAND MARY by LUCILLE CLIFTON MARY'S DREAM by LUCILLE CLIFTON Γενεθλιακον by JOSEPH BEAUMONT Γενεθλιακον by JOSEPH BEAUMONT A CONCLUSORIE HUMNE TO THE SAME WEEK; & FOR MY FRIEND by JOSEPH BEAUMONT |
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