Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CAPTIVE LOVER, by HENRY LAWES Poet's Biography First Line: If my mistress fix her eye Last Line: But with one good look a day. Subject(s): Courtship; Love | ||||||||
IF my Mistress fix her eye On these ruder lines of mine, Let them tell her how I lie Fettered by her looks divine; Tell her it is only she Can release and set me free. Tell her yet 'tis my desire To remain her captive still; Neither can I aim at higher Hope or fortune than her will; So she will my thraldom pay But with one good look a day. | 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 CAUTION TO FAIR LADIES by HENRY LAWES |
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