Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 66. THE THREE AGES OF WOMAN: 1, by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Love, in thy youth, a stranger, knelt to thee Last Line: To scare you with the ghost of pleasures lost. | ||||||||
Love, in thy youth, a stranger, knelt to thee, With cheeks all red and golden locks all curled, And cried, "Sweet child, if thou wilt worship me, Thou shalt possess the kingdoms of the world." But you looked down and said, "I know you not, Nor want I other kingdom than my soul." Till Love in shame, convicted of his plot, Left you and turned him to some other goal. And this discomfiture which you had seen Long served you for your homily and boast, While, of your beauty and yourself the queen, You lived a monument of vain love crossed, With scarce a thought of that which might have been To scare you with the ghost of pleasures lost. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ESTHER; A YOUNG MAN'S TRAGEDY: 51 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 110. THE OASIS OF SIDI KHALED by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 112. GIBRALTAR by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 55. ST. VALENTINE'S DAY by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 60. FAREWELL TO JULIET (9) by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 88. A DAY IN SUSSEX by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE OLD SQUIRE by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT A BALLAD OF THE HEATHER by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT A CHAUNT IN PRAISE by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT A CUCKOO SONG by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |
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