Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BRIDAL GIFT, by JOSEPH SKIPSEY Poet's Biography First Line: Last night at the fair I met light-footed polly Last Line: As rosy the posy la, no! Subject(s): Brides; Gifts & Giving; Women | ||||||||
Last night at the Fair I met light-footed Polly And Nanny from Earsdon and bothersome Nell And yellow-hair'd Bessy and hazel-eyed Dolly; But Rosy for sweetness did bear off the bell. Chorus Not Polly, nor Dolly, nor coy little Bell; Not Nanny nor Fanny, nor sly little Nell; Not Bessy, nor Jessy, is loved half so well As Rosy the posy la, no! A bridal gift to her, a rich snowy feather, To put in her bonnet; a locket I bought; A hand-bag beside of the best foreign leather; A pair of fine gloves and with figures enwrought. Chorus Not Polly, nor Dolly, etc. A silken scarf gave I with silver lace laced, and A rarely cut comb for her tresses so dear; A rich broider'd girdle to girdle her waist, and A Guinea gold droplet to hang at each ear. Chorus Not Polly, nor Dolly, etc. A bonny bit brooch did I buy for her bosom; A mantle of scarlet; a bonny white gown; The garland I'd promised of sweet orange blossom, The ring that shall make her forever my own. Chorus Not Polly, nor Dolly, etc. Some gifts to my honey I bought, and had money Been mine I'd have link'd to these castles and lands, And Nan, Nell, and Polly, and Fan, Bell, and Dolly, Had danced in her train and obeyed her commands Chorus Not Polly, nor Dolly, nor coy little Bell; Not Nanny nor Fanny, nor sly little Nell; Not Bessy, nor Jessy, is loved half so well As Rosy the posy la, no! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH |
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