Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG, by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) Poet's Biography First Line: Come, gentle god of soft desire Last Line: Put on amanda's winning form. | ||||||||
Come, gentle God of soft desire, Come and possess my happy breast, Not fury-like in flames and fire, Or frantic folly's wildness drest; But come in friendship's angel-guise; Yet dearer thou than friendship art, More tender spirit in thy eyes, More sweet emotions at thy heart. O, come with goodness in thy train, With peace and pleasure void of storm; And wouldst thou me for ever gain, Put on Amanda's winning form. | Other Poems of Interest...THE CASTLE OF INDOLENCE: CANTO 1 by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) THE SEASONS: A HYMN by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) TO FORTUNE by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) A NUPTIAL SONG by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) A PARAPHRASE OF THE LATTER PART OF THE SIXTH CHAPTER OF ST. MATTHEW by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) A POEM SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF SIR ISAAC NEWTON by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) AGAMEMNON: EPILOGUE by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) AMATORY LINES by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) AN ODE ON AEOLUS'S HARP by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) AT CORINTH by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) |
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