Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG: 72, by THOMAS WYATT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Alas, fortune, what aileth thee Last Line: That thou wilt change. Alternate Author Name(s): Wyat, Thomas Subject(s): Fortune; Hope; Pain; Optimism; Suffering; Misery | ||||||||
Alas, Fortune, what aileth thee Thus evermore to torment me? Although that I unworthy be Thou wilt not change. Fainest when I would obtain, Then thou hast me still in disdain. Wilt thou thus still increase my pain And wilt not change? Alas! doth this not thee suffice? What proof yet canst thou more devise Than still to torment me in this wise And yet not change? What should I more to thee now say? Some hope in me doth rest alway, Yet, bound to thee, I do obey. When wilt thou change? Seeing there is no remedy, I will thee suffer patiently, Sure in trust at last, perdie, That thou wilt change. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PARTHENOPHIL AND PARTHENOPHE: MADRIGAL 14 by BARNABE BARNES SONNETS IN SHADOWS: 1 by ARLO BATES IN PRAISE OF PAIN by HEATHER MCHUGH THE SYMPATIZERS by JOSEPHINE MILES |
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