Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET: 25, by THOMAS WYATT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The lively sparks that issue from those eyes Last Line: "of deadly ""nay"" hear I the fearful thunder." Alternate Author Name(s): Wyat, Thomas Variant Title(s): Egerton Manuscript: 47 Subject(s): Eyes; Hearts; Pain; Suffering; Misery | ||||||||
The lively sparks that issue from those eyes, Against the which ne vaileth no defense, Have pressed mine heart and done it none offense With quaking pleasure more than once or twice. Was never man could anything devise The sun beams to turn with so great vehemence, To daze man's sight, as by their bright presence. Dazed am I much like unto the guise Of one ystricken with dint of lightning, Blinded with the stroke, erring here and there, So call I for help, I not when ne where, The pain of my fault patiently bearing: For after the blaze, as is no wonder, Of deadly "nay" hear I the fearful thunder. | 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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