Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MALECONTENT; SONG, by THOMAS FLATMAN Poet's Biography First Line: Phyllis, o phyllis! Thou art fondly vain Last Line: Who freely gav'st the fuel and the flame. | ||||||||
PHYLLIS, O Phyllis! Thou art fondly vain, My wavering thoughts thus to molest, Why should my pleasure be the only pain, That must torment my easy breast? If with Prometheus I had stolen fire, Fire from above, As scorching, and as bright, as that of Love, I might deserve Jove's ire, A vulture then might on my liver feed, But now eternally I bleed, And yet on Thee, on Thee lies all the blame, Who freely gav'st the fuel and the flame. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CHARACTER OF A BELLY-GOD; CATIUS AND HORACE by THOMAS FLATMAN A DIALOGUE; CLORIS AND PARTHENISSA by THOMAS FLATMAN A DIALOGUE; ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE by THOMAS FLATMAN A DOOMS-DAY THOUGHT by THOMAS FLATMAN A SONG ON NEW-YEAR'S DAY BEFORE THE KING, CAR. 2 by THOMAS FLATMAN A THOUGHT OF DEATH by THOMAS FLATMAN ADVICE TO AN OLD MAN OF SIXTY-THREE, ABOUT TO MARRY A GIRL OF SIXTEEN by THOMAS FLATMAN AGAINST THOUGHTS by THOMAS FLATMAN |
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