Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONG OF CORIDON AND MELAMPUS, by GEORGE PEELE


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

SONG OF CORIDON AND MELAMPUS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Melampus, when will love be void of fears?
Last Line: Mel. When deeds win meed and words love-works do prove.
Subject(s): Love - Nature Of


Cor. Melampus, when will love be void of fears?
Mel. When jealousy hath neither eyes nor ears.
Cor. Melampus, when will love be throughly shriev'd?
Mel. When it is hard to speak and not believ'd.
Cor. Melampus, when is love most malcontent?
Mel. When lovers range and bear their bows unbent.
Cor. Melampus, tell me when love takes least harm?
Mel. When swains' sweet pipes are puff'd and trulls are warm.
Cor. Melampus, tell me when is love best fed?

Mel. When it has suck'd the sweet that ease hath bred.
Cor. Melampus, when is time in love ill-spent?
Mel. When it earns meed and yet receives no rent.
Cor. Melampus, when is time well-spent in love?
Mel. When deeds win meed and words love-works do prove.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net