Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN THE PERSON OF WOMANKIND (IN DEFENSE OF THEIR INCONSTANCY), by BEN JONSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Men, if you love us, play no more Last Line: To make a new, and hang that by. Subject(s): Women | ||||||||
Men, if you love us, play no more The fools or tyrants with your friends, To make us still sing o'er and o'er, Our own false praises, for your ends: We have both wits, and fancies too, And if we must, let's sing of you. Nor do we doubt, but that we can, If we would search with care and pain, Find some one good, in some one man; So going thorow all your strain; We shall, at last, of parcels make One good enough for a song's sake. And as a cunning painter takes In any curious piece you see More pleasure while the thing he makes Then when 'tis made, why so will we. And having pleased our art, we'll try To make a new, and hang that by. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 1. HIS EXCUSE FOR LOVING by BEN JONSON A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 4. HER TRIUMPH by BEN JONSON A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 5. HIS DISCOURSE WITH CUPID by BEN JONSON |
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