Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON REFORMED GAMESTER, by BEN JONSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Lord, how is gamester changed! His hair close cut Last Line: The body's stripes, I see, the soul may save. | ||||||||
Lord, how is gamester changed! His hair close cut! His neck fenced round with ruff! His eyes half shut! His clothes two fashions off, and poor! His sword Forbid' his side! And nothing, but the Word Quick in his lips! Who hath this wonder wrought? The late ta'en bastinado. So I thought. What several ways men to their calling have! The body's stripes, I see, the soul may save. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 4. HER TRIUMPH by BEN JONSON A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 5. HIS DISCOURSE WITH CUPID by BEN JONSON A FIT OF RHYME AGAINST RHYME [OR, RIME] by BEN JONSON A NYMPH'S PASSION by BEN JONSON A SONNET, TO THE NOBLE LADY, THE LADY MARY WROTH by BEN JONSON AN ODE TO HIMSELF by BEN JONSON ANSWER TO MASTER WITHER'S SONG, 'SHALL I, WASTING IN DESPAIR?' by BEN JONSON EPICOENE; OR, THE SILENT WOMAN: FREEDOM IN DRESS by BEN JONSON EPIGRAM: 118. ON GUT by BEN JONSON |
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