Classic and Contemporary Poetry
KING ARTHUR: SONG, by JOHN DRYDEN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Oh sight, the mother of desires Last Line: And if we may discover, &c. Subject(s): Happiness; Musical Instruments; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
Oh SIGHT, the Mother of Desires, What Charming Objects dost thou yield! 'Tis sweet, when tedious Night expires, To see the Rosie Morning guild The Mountain-Tops and paint the Field! But when Clorinda comes in Sight, She makes the Summers Day more bright; And when she goes away, 'tis Night. Chorus. When fair Clorinda comes in Sight, &c. Woman sings 'Tis sweet the Blushing Morn to view; And Plains adorn'd with Pearly Dew: But such cheap Delights to see, Heaven and Nature Give each Creature; They have Eyes, as well as we. This is the Joy, all Joys above, To see, to see, That only she, That only she we love! Chorus. This is the Joy, all Joys above, &c. Man sings And, if we may discover, What Charms both Nymph and Lover, 'Tis, when the Fair at Mercy lies, With Kind and Amorous Anguish, To Sigh, to Look, to Languish, On each others Eyes! Chorus of all Men and Women And if we may discover, &c. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL A SONG FOR ST. CECILIA'S DAY by JOHN DRYDEN A SONG TO A FAIR YOUNG LADY GOING OUT OF TOWN IN THE SPRING by JOHN DRYDEN |
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