Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS, SET TO MUSIC BY THE MOST EMINENT MASTERS: 9, by MATTHEW PRIOR Poet's Biography First Line: Is it, o love, thy want of eyes Last Line: And double glory thine. Subject(s): Despair; Eyes; Fates (mythology); Happiness; Hearts; Love; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
Is it, O love, thy want of eyes, Or by the Fates decreed, That hearts so seldom sympathise, Or for each other bleed! If thou wouldst make two youthful hearts One amorous shaft obey; 'Twould save thee the expense of darts, And more extend thy sway. Forbear, alas! thus to destroy Thyself, thy growing power; For that which would be stretched by joy, Despair will soon devour. Ah! wound then my relentless fair, For thy own sake and mine; That boundless bliss may be my share, And double glory thine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL A BETTER ANSWER (TO CHLOE JEALOUS) by MATTHEW PRIOR A DUTCH PROVERB by MATTHEW PRIOR A LETTER TO LADY [MISS] MARGARET-CAVANDISH-HOLLES-HARLEY, WHEN A CHILD by MATTHEW PRIOR |
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