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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHAUCERS WORDES UNTO ADAM, HIS OWN SCRIVEYN, by GEOFFREY CHAUCER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Adam scriveyn, if ever it thee bifalle Last Line: And al is thurgh thy necligence and rape. Variant Title(s): To His Scribe Adam Subject(s): Books; Chaucer, Geoffrey (1342-1400); Reading | |||
Adam scrivain, if evere it thee bifalle Boece or Troilus for to writen newe, Under thy longe lokkes thou moste have the scalle, But after my making thou write more trewe, So ofte a day I moot thy werk renewe, It to correcte, and eek to rubbe and scrape; And al is thurgh thy necligence and rape. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO SONNETS: 1 by DAVID LEHMAN THE ILLUSTRATION?ÇÖA FOOTNOTE by DENISE LEVERTOV FALLING ASLEEP OVER THE AENEID by ROBERT LOWELL POETRY MACHINES by CATE MARVIN LENDING LIBRARY by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY LACK OF STEADFASTNESS; BALLAD by GEOFFREY CHAUCER MERCILES BEAUTE; A TRIPLE ROUNDEL: 1. CAPTIVITY by GEOFFREY CHAUCER MERCILES BEAUTE; A TRIPLE ROUNDEL: 2. REJECTION by GEOFFREY CHAUCER |
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