Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ODE TO CHLOE, by CHARLES COTTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: False one, farewell, thou hast releast Last Line: Falsehood's a charm to love, or lust. Subject(s): Unfaithfulness; Infidelity; Adultery; Inconstancy | ||||||||
I FALSE One, farewell, thou hast releast The fire, imprison'd in my breast, Your beauties make not half the show They did a year or two ago; For now I find, The beauties those fair walls enshrin'd, Foul, and deform'd appear, Ah! where In woman is a spotless mind? II I would not now take up thine eyes, But in revenge to tyrannize; Nor should'st thou make me blot my skin With the black thou wear'st within; If thou would'st meet, As brides do, in the nuptial sheet, I would not kiss, nor play; But say, Thou nothing hast that can be sweet. III I was betray'd, by that fair sign, To entertainment cold within; But found that fine built fabric lin'd, With so ill contriv'd a mind, That now I must For ever (Chloe) leave to trust The face that so beguiles With smiles; Falsehood's a charm to love, or lust. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A RITUAL AS OLD AS TIME ITSELF by PETER JOHNSON THE RING AND THE CASTLE by AMY LOWELL SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: MRS. MERRITT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: MRS. PURKAPILE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: TOM MERRITT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS IF THERE'S A GOD... by GREGORY ORR AN EPITAPH ON M.H. by CHARLES COTTON LAURA SLEEPING; ODE by CHARLES COTTON RESOLUTION OF A POETICAL QUESTION CONCERNING FOUR RURAL SISTERS: 2 by CHARLES COTTON |
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