Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE COUNTESS OF DORSET, by MATTHEW PRIOR Poet's Biography First Line: See here how bright the first-born virgin shone Last Line: There's no way to be safe, but not to see. Subject(s): Beauty; Love; Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Milton, John (1608-1674); Women - Bible; Virgin Mary | ||||||||
SEE here how bright the first-born virgin shone, And how the first fond lover was undone. Such charming words our beauteous mother spoke, As Milton wrote, and such as yours her look. Yours, the best copy of the original face, Whose beauty was to furnish all the race. Such chains no author could escape but he; There's no way to be safe, but not to see. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MADONNA by KATHARINE LEE BATES BALLADE TO OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA by HILAIRE BELLOC OUR LORD AND OUR LADY by HILAIRE BELLOC PLASTIC BEATITUDE by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A SONG OF MARY by LUCILLE CLIFTON ISLAND MARY by LUCILLE CLIFTON MARY'S DREAM by LUCILLE CLIFTON 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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