Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IDEA: 50, by MICHAEL DRAYTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: As in some countries far remote from hence Last Line: Only to show her beauty's sovereign power. | ||||||||
As in some countries far remote from hence The wretched creature destined to die, Having the judgement due to his offence, By surgeons begg'd, their art on him to try, Which, on the living, work without remorse, First make incision on each mastering vein, Then staunch the bleeding, then trasnpierce the corse, And with their balms recure the wounds again, Then poison and with physic him restore; Not that they fear the hopeless man to kill, But their experience to increase the more; Ev'n so my mistress works upon my ill, By curing me and killing me each hour, Only to show her beauty's sovereign power. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IDEA: 14. TO TIME by MICHAEL DRAYTON IDEA: TO THE READER OF THESE SONNETS, INTRODUCTION by MICHAEL DRAYTON TO THE VIRGINIAN VOYAGE [1611] by MICHAEL DRAYTON A HYMNE TO HIS LADIES BIRTH-PLACE by MICHAEL DRAYTON A SKELTONIAD by MICHAEL DRAYTON AN AMOURET ANACREONTICK by MICHAEL DRAYTON AN ELEGIE UPON THE DEATH OF THE LADY PENELOPE CLIFTON by MICHAEL DRAYTON |
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