Classic and Contemporary Poetry
UPON A FLIE, by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A golden flie one shew'd to me Last Line: Dead, and closed up in yvorie. Subject(s): Flies | ||||||||
A golden Flie one shew'd to me Clos'd in a Box of Yvorie: Where both seem'd proud; the Flie to have His buriall in an yvory grave: The yvorie tooke State to hold A Corps as bright as burnisht gold. One Fate had both; both equall Grace; The Buried, and the Burying-place. Not Virgils Gnat, to whom the Spring All Flowers sent to'is burying. Not Marshals Bee, which in a Bead Of Amber quick was buried. Nor that fine Worme that do's interre Her self i'th' silken Sepulchre. Nor my rare Phil, that lately was With Lillies Tomb'd up in a Glasse; More honour had, then this same Flie; Dead, and closed up in Yvorie. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FLY, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE THE BLUE-FLY by ROBERT RANKE GRAVES 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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