Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CYNTHIADES: TO CYNTHIA (2), by FRANCIS KYNASTON Poet's Biography First Line: When I behold the heaven of thy face Last Line: To be borne under venus, but upon her. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
WHEN I behold the heaven of thy face, And see how every beauty, every grace Move, and are there As in their sphere, What need have I, my Cynthia, to confer With any Chaldee or Astrologer: Since in the scheme of thy fair face I see All the aspects of my nativity. For if at any time thou should'st cast down From thy serenest brow an angry frown, Or should't reflect That dire aspect Of opposition, or of enmity, That look would sure be fatal unto me, Unless fair Venus' kind succeeding ray, Did much of the malignity allay. Or if I should be so unfortunate To see a look though of imperfect hate, I am most sure That quadrature Would cast me in a quartan love-sick fever, Of which I should recover late, if ever, Or into a consumption, so should I Perish at last, although not suddenly. But when I see those starry Twins of thine, Behold me with a sextile, or a trine, And that they move In perfect love With amorous beams, they plainly do discover, My horoscope markt me to be a lover: And that I only should not have the honour To be borne under Venus, but upon her. | 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 CYNTHIADES: TO CYNTHIA ON CONCEALMENT OF HER BEAUTY by FRANCIS KYNASTON |
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