Classic and Contemporary Poetry

SONG, FR. BONDUCA, by JOHN FLETCHER Poet's Biography
First Line: O lead me to some peaceful gloom
Last Line: To conquer, yet be still a slave?
Subject(s): Hearts; Peace; Silence

O LEAD me to some peaceful gloom,
Where none but sighing lovers come,
Where the shrill trumpets never sound,
But one eternal hush goes round.
There let me soothe my pleasing pain,
And never think of war again.
What glory can a lover have,
To conquer, yet be still a slave?