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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AURORA, by WILLIAM ALEXANDER (1567-1640) Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: O happy tithon! If thou know'st thy hap Last Line: Who art of one so worthy well-beloved! Alternate Author Name(s): Stirling, 1st Earl Of Subject(s): Love | |||
O HAPPY Tithon! if thou know'st thy hap, And valuest thy wealth, as I my want, Then need'st thou not -- which ah! I grieve to grant -- Repine at Jove, lull'd in his leman's lap: That golden shower in which he did repose -- One dewy drop it stains Which thy Aurora rains Upon the rural plains, When from thy bed she passionately goes. Then, waken'd with the music of the merles, She not remembers Memnon when she mourns: That faithful flame which in her bosom burns From crystal conduits throws those liquid pearls: Sad from thy sight so soon to be removed, She so her grief delates. O favour'd by the fates Above the happiest states, Who art of one so worthy well-beloved! | 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 DOOMSDAY: TREASURES IN HEAVEN by WILLIAM ALEXANDER (1567-1640) |
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