Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AMORETTI: 12, by EDMUND SPENSER Poet's Biography First Line: One day I sought with her heart-thrilling eyes Last Line: Against your eies that justice I may gaine. Alternate Author Name(s): Clout, Colin Subject(s): Justice | ||||||||
One day I sought with her hart-thrilling eies To make a truce, and termes to entertaine, All fearlesse then of so false enimies, Which sought me to entrap in treasons traine. So as I then disarmed did remaine, A wicked ambush, which lay hidden long In the close covert of her guilefull eyen, Thence breaking forth, did thick about me throng. Too feeble I t' abide the brunt so strong, Was forst to yeeld my selfe into their hands: Who me captiving streight with rigorous wrong, Have ever since me kept in cruell bands. So, ladie, now to you I doo complaine, Against your eies that justice I may gaine. | Other Poems of Interest...THE MOUNTAIN IS STRIPPED by DAVID IGNATOW THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD: GOD'S JUSTICE by ANNE CARSON CREDO by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE YOUNG WARRIOR by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON TO HORACE BUMSTEAD by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CONSCRIPTS OF THE DREAM by EDWIN MARKHAM |
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