Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THIRD BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 21, by THOMAS CAMPION Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O, sweet delight, o more than human bliss Last Line: Which till their eyes ache, let iron men envy! Variant Title(s): Song Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
O SWEET delight, O more than human bliss, With her to live that ever loving is; To hear her speak, whose words are so well placed, That she by them, as they in her are graced: Those looks to view, that feast the viewer's eye, How blest is he that may so live and die! Such love as this the golden times did know, When all did reap, yet none took care to sow; Such love as this an endless summer makes, And all distaste from frail affection takes. So loved, so blessed, in my beloved am I; Which till their eyes ache, let iron men envy! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 9 by THOMAS CAMPION |
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