Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE ADVICE, by WALTER RALEIGH



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THE ADVICE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Many desire, but few or none deserve
Last Line: Farewell the rest, the soil will be disdain'd.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ralegh, Walter


Many desire, but few or none deserve
To win the fort of thy most constant will:
Therefore take heed, let fancy never swerve
But unto him that will defend thee still.
For this be sure, the fort of fame once won,
Farewell the rest, thy happy days are done!
Many desire, but few or none deserve
To pluck the flowers, and let the leaves to fall:
Therefore take heed, let fancy never swerve
But unto him that will take leaves and all.
For this be sure, the flower once pluckt away,
Farewell the rest, thy happy days decay!
Many desire, but few or none deserve
To cut the corn, not subject to the sickle:
Therefore take heed, let fancy never swerve.
But constant stand, for mowers' minds are fickle.
For this be sure, the crop being once obtain'd,
Farewell the rest, the soil will be disdain'd.






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