Classic and Contemporary Poetry
E. OF DORSET: 2. PHRYNE, by ALEXANDER POPE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Phryne had talents for mankind Last Line: Then painted butterflies. Subject(s): Courtesans; Sackville, Thomas, 1st Earl Of Dorset; Buckhurst, Baron | ||||||||
Phryne had Talents for Mankind, Open she was, and unconfin'd, Like some free Port of Trade: Merchants unloaded here their Freight, And Agents from each foreign State, Here first their Entry made. Her Learning and good Breeding such, Whether th' Italian or the Dutch, Spaniard or French came to her; To all obliging she'd appear: 'Twas Si Signior, 'twas Yaw Mynheer, 'Twas S'il vous plaist, Monsieur. Obscure by Birth, renown'd by Crimes, Still changing Names, Religions, Climes, At length she turns a Bride: In Di'monds, Pearls, and rich Brocades, She shines the first of batter'd Jades, And flutters in her Pride. So have I known those Insects fair, (Which curious Germans hold so rare,) Still vary Shapes and Dyes; Still gain new Titles with new Forms; First Grubs obscene, then wriggling Worms, Then painted Butterflies. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FAERIE QUEENE: DEDICATORY SONNET TO.. LORD OF BUCKHURST by EDMUND SPENSER A FAREWELL TO LONDON IN THE YEAR 1715 by ALEXANDER POPE A HYMN WRITTEN IN WINDSOR FOREST by ALEXANDER POPE AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM by ALEXANDER POPE AN ESSAY ON MAN by ALEXANDER POPE COWLEY: THE GARDEN by ALEXANDER POPE ELEGY TO THE MEMORY OF AN UNFORTUNATE LADY by ALEXANDER POPE ELOISA TO ABELARD by ALEXANDER POPE EPIGRAM ENGRAVED ON THE COLLAR OF A DOG by ALEXANDER POPE EPIGRAM ON QUEEN CAROLINE'S DEATHBED by ALEXANDER POPE |
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