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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MARIAN'S COMPLAINT, by JOHN WOLCOTT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Since truth ha' left the shepherd's tongue
Last Line: Is all that will remember me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Pindar, Peter; Wolcot, John
First Line: Since truth ha' left the shepherd's tongue
Last Line: Is all that will remember me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Pindar, Peter; Wolcot, John
SINCE truth ha' left the shepherd's tongue,
Adieu the cheerful pipe and song;
Adieu the dance at closing day.
And, ah, the happy morn of May.
How oft he told me I was fair.
And wove the garland for my hair;
How oft for Marian stripped the bower,
To fill my lap with every flower!
No more his gifts of guile I'll wear,
But from my brow the chaplet tear;
The crook he gave in pieces break,
And rend his ribbons from my neek.
How oft he vowed a constant flame,
And carved on every oak my name!
Blush, Colin, that the wounded tree
Is all that will remember me.
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