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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AMORETTI: 31, by EDMUND SPENSER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Ah! Why hath nature to so hard a heart
Last Line: Such cruelty she would have soone abhord.
Alternate Author Name(s): Clout, Colin
Subject(s): Beauty; Cruelty
First Line: Ah! Why hath nature to so hard a heart
Last Line: Such cruelty she would have soone abhord.
Alternate Author Name(s): Clout, Colin
Subject(s): Beauty; Cruelty
Ah! why hath Nature to so hard a hart
Given so goodly giftes of beauties grace,
Whose pryde depraves each other better part,
And all those pretious ornaments deface?
Sith to all other beastes of bloody race
A dreadfull countenaunce she given hath,
That with theyr terrour al the rest may chace,
And warne to shun the daunger of theyr wrath.
But my proud one doth worke the greater scath,
Through sweet allurement of her lovely hew,
That she the better may in bloody bath
Of such poore thralls her cruell hands embrew.
But did she know how ill these two accord,
Such cruelty she would have soone abhord.
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