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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AD HENRICUM PORTER, by ROBERT WEVER Poet's Biography
First Line: Porter, I durst not mell with sacred writ
Last Line: If that too soon thou hadst begun her ring.
Alternate Author Name(s): Weever, Robert
Subject(s): Porter, Henry (16th Century)
First Line: Porter, I durst not mell with sacred writ
Last Line: If that too soon thou hadst begun her ring.
Alternate Author Name(s): Weever, Robert
Subject(s): Porter, Henry (16th Century)
Porter, I durst not mell with sacred writ,
Nor woe the mistress 'fore I win the maid;
For my young years are tasked; it's yet unfit,
For youth as eld is never half so staid.
Thyself which hath the sum of Art and Wit
Thus much I know unto me would have said;
Thy silver bell could not so sweetly sing
If that too soon thou hadst begun her ring.
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