Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SCRUTINY; SONG, by RICHARD LOVELACE Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Why should you swear I am forsworn Last Line: Even sated with variety. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
Why should'st thou swear I am forsworn Since thine I vowed to be? Lady, it is already morn, And 'twas last night I swore to thee That fond impossibility. Have I not loved thee much and long, A tedious twelve hours' space? I should all other beauties wrong, And rob thee of a new embrace, Should I still dote upon thy face. Not but all joy in thy brown hair By others may be found; But I must search the black and fair, Like skillful min'ralists that sound For treasure in un-plowed-up ground. Then if, when I have loved my round, Thou prov'st the pleasant she, With spoils of meaner beauties crowned, I laden will return to thee, Even sated with variety. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD GRATIANA DANCING AND SINGING by RICHARD LOVELACE LA BELLA BONA ROBA by RICHARD LOVELACE THE GRASSHOPPER; TO MY NOBLE FRIEND MR. CHARLES COTTON by RICHARD LOVELACE |
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