Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JAMES THE FOURTH: CUPID, by ROBERT GREENE



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JAMES THE FOURTH: CUPID, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I heard a shepherd sing
Last Line: If I would like the lad that so infects.
Subject(s): Cupid; Hearts; Love; Eros


Ida ... I heard a shepherd sing,
That like a bee, Love hath a little sting:
He lurks in flowers, he percheth on the trees;
He on king's pillows bends his pretty knees:
The boy is blind, but when he will not spy
He hath a leaded foot, and wings to fly:
Beshrew me yet, for all these strange effects
If I would like the lad that so infects.





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