Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A HYMNE TO BACCHUS (2), by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I sing thy praise iacchus Last Line: Will chant new hymnes to thee. | ||||||||
I sing thy praise Iacchus, Who with thy Thyrse dost thwack us: And yet thou so dost back us With boldness that we feare No Brutus entring here; Nor Cato the severe. What though the Lictors threat us, We know they dare not beate us; So long as thou dost heat us. When we thy Orgies sing, Each Cobler is a King; Nor dreads he any thing: And though he doe not rave, Yet he'l the courage have To call my Lord Maior knave, Besides too, in a brave, Although he has no riches, But walks with dangling breeches, And skirts that want their stiches, And shewes his naked flitches; Yet he'le be thought or seen, So good as George-a-Green; And calls his Blouze, his Queene; And speaks in language keene: O Bacchus! let us be From cares and troubles free; And thou shalt heare how we Will chant new Hymnes to thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK A TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLIE by ROBERT HERRICK A THANKSGIVING TO GOD [FOR HIS HOUSE] by ROBERT HERRICK ANOTHER GRACE FOR A CHILD by ROBERT HERRICK ART ABOVE NATURE: TO JULIA by ROBERT HERRICK CEREMONIES FOR CANDLEMASSE EVE by ROBERT HERRICK CEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMAS (1) by ROBERT HERRICK CLOTHES DO BUT CHEAT AND COZEN US by ROBERT HERRICK COMFORT [TO A YOUTH THAT HAD LOST HIS LOVE] by ROBERT HERRICK |
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