Classic and Contemporary Poetry
UPON LOVE (9), by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A christall violl cupid brought Last Line: Thou still wilt cozen me. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
1. A Christall Violl Cupid brought, Which had a juice in it: Of which who drank, he said no thought Of Love he sho'd admit. 2. I greedy of the prize, did drinke, And emptied soon the glasse; Which burnt me so, that I do thinke The fire of hell it was. 3. Give me my earthen Cups again, The Christall I contemne; Which, though enchas'd with Pearls, contain A deadly draught in them. 4. And thou O Cupid! come not to My Threshold, since I see, For all I have, or else can do, Thou still wilt cozen me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD 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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