Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SONG TO THE MASKERS, by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Come down, and dance ye in the toyle Last Line: And whom she touch't, turne sweet. Subject(s): Dancing & Dancers | ||||||||
1. Come down, and dance ye in the toyle Of pleasures, to a Heate; But if to moisture, Let the oyle Of Roses be your sweat. 2. Not only to your selves assume These sweets, but let them fly; From this, to that, and so Perfume E'ne all the standers by. 3. As Goddesse Isis (when she went, Or glided through the street) Made all that touch't her with her scent, And whom she touch't, turne sweet. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FAMED DANCER DIES OF PHOSPHORUS POISONING by RICHARD HOWARD ROSE AND MURRAY by CONRAD AIKEN A DANCER'S LIFE by DONALD JUSTICE DANCING WITH THE DOG by SUSAN KENNEDY SONG FROM A COUNTRY FAIR by LEONIE ADAMS THE CHILDREN DANCING by LAURENCE BINYON A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SUNG TO THE KING IN THE PRESENCE AT WHITEHALL by ROBERT HERRICK A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK A TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLIE by ROBERT HERRICK |
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