Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BEGGAR TO MAB, THE FAIRIE QUEEN, by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Please your grace, from out your store Last Line: I return your almes agen. Subject(s): Begging & Beggars; Fairies; Supernatural; Elves | ||||||||
Please your Grace, from out your Store, Give an Almes to one that's poore, That your mickle, may have more. Black I'm grown for want of meat; Give me then an Ant to eate; Or the cleft eare of a Mouse Over-sowr'd in drinke of Souce: Or sweet Lady reach to me The Abdomen of a Bee; Or commend a Crickets-hip, Or his Huckson, to my Scrip. Give for bread, a little bit Of a Pease, that 'gins to chit, And my full thanks take for it. Floure of Fuz-balls, that's too good For a man in needy-hood: But the Meal of Mill-dust can Well content a craving man. Any Orts the Elves refuse Well will serve the Beggars use. But if this may seem too much For an Almes; then give me such Little bits, that nestle there In the Pris'ners Panier. So a blessing light upon You, and mighty Oberon: That your plenty last till when, I return your Almes agen. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FAERY FOREST by SARA TEASDALE THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE FAIRIES by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE FAIRY CHILD by JOHN ANSTER THE FORSAKEN MERMAN by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE LITTLE ELF-MAN by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS TAM O' SHANTER by ROBERT BURNS A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 19. THE FAIRY QUEEN PROSERPINA by THOMAS CAMPION A PROPER NEW BALLAD [ENTITLED THE FAIRIES' FAREWELL] by RICHARD CORBET 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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