Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NEVER TOO LATE: INFIDA'S SONG, by ROBERT GREENE Poet's Biography First Line: Sweet adon, dar'st not glance thine eye - Last Line: N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Variant Title(s): N'oserez Vous, Mon Bel Ami? Subject(s): French Language; Love; Mythology - Classical; Venus (goddess) | ||||||||
SWEET Adon, dar'st not glance thine eye N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Upon thy Venus that must die? Je vous en prie, pity me; N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? See how sad thy Venus lies, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Love in heart, and tears in eyes; Je vous en prie, pity me; N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Thy face as fair as Paphos' brooks, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Wherein fancy baits her hooks; Je vous en prie, pity me; N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Thy cheeks like cherries that do grow N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Amongst the western mounts of snow; Je vous en prie, pity me; N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Thy lips vermilion, full of love, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Thy neck as silver-white as dove; Je vous en prie, pity me; N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Thine eyes, like flames of holy fires, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Burn all my thoughts with sweet desires; Je vous en prie, pity me; N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? All thy beauties sting my heart; N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? I must die through Cupid's dart; Je vous en prie, pity me; N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Wilt thou let thy Venus die? N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? Adon were unkind, say I, Je vous en prie, pity me; N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? To let fair Venus die for woe, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? That doth love sweet Adon so; Je vous en prie, pity me; N'oserez vous, mon bel, mon bel, N'oserez vous, mon bel ami? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BIRTH OF VENUS by HAYDEN CARRUTH CUPID AND VENUS by CAROLYN KIZER AFTER PIERO DI COSIMO'S VENUS, MARS, AND AMOR by GREGORY ORR THE BIRTH OF VENUS by MURIEL RUKEYSER FOR SPRING, BY SANDRO BOTTICELLI by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI INVOCATION TO VENUS, FR. DE RERUM NATURA by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS A FAREWELL TO FOLLY: CONTENT by ROBERT GREENE |
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