Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON MARIA, by ROBERT BURNS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Praise woman still,' his lordship roars Last Line: The more the truth I tell. Subject(s): Flattery | ||||||||
"Praise Woman still," his lordship roars, "Deserv'd or not, no matter?" But thee, whom all my soul adores, Ev'n Flattery cannot flatter: Maria, all my thought and dream, Inspires my vocal shell; The more I praise my lovely theme, The more the truth I tell. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SPIDER AND THE FLY by MARY HOWITT SONNET: 138 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE MY VERY PARTICULAR FRIEND by MARIA ABDY THE PROFESSION OF FLATTERY by ANTIPHANES THE KNIGHTS: DEMOS AND HIS FLATTERER by ARISTOPHANES PSALM 58 (VERSION 2) by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE LINES WRITTEN IN ROUSSEAU'S LETTERS OF AN ITALIAN NUN. by GEORGE GORDON BYRON FOURTH BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 12 by THOMAS CAMPION A BARD'S EPITAPH by ROBERT BURNS A POET'S WELCOME TO HIS LOVE-BEGOTTEN DAUGHTER by ROBERT BURNS |
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