A SCHOLAR first my love implored, And then an empty titled lord; The pedant talked in lofty strains; Alas! his lordship wanted brains: I listened not to one or t' other, But straight referred them to my mother. A poet next my love assailed, A lawyer hoped to have prevailed; The bard too much approved himself; The lawyer thirsted after pelf: I listened not to one or t' other, But still referred them to my mother. An officer my heart would storm, A miser sought me too, in form; But Mars was over-free and bold; The miser's heart was in his gold: I listened not to one or t' other, Referring still unto my mother. And after them, some twenty more Successless were, as those before; When Damon, lovely Damon came, Our hearts straight felt a mutual flame: I vowed I'd have him, and no other, Without referring to my mother. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NEW-MADE HONOUR (IMITATED FROM MARTIAL) by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM THE WILLING MISTRESS by APHRA BEHN THE TUFT OF FLOWERS by ROBERT FROST THE LIGHT OF STARS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE YOUNG MAY MOON by THOMAS MOORE TO MR. MONTGOMERY; OCCASIONED BY ... ATTACK ON HIS POEMS by LUCY AIKEN SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 1 by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |