Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GREENES FUNERALLS: SONNET 2, by RICHARD BARNFIELD Poet's Biography First Line: Fortune, hates not, them that hate her Last Line: None so bad but pleases some. Alternate Author Name(s): Barnefield, Richard | ||||||||
Fortune, hates not, them that hate her: Fortune, loves not, them that love her: Fortune, would, and cannot rate her: Fortune, shall, and must remove her. And though fickle Fortune smile: It is but for a little while. Greene lovde Fortune foolish Man, Foolish man, why lovde he so? And her foolish race he ran, Foolish race thats run with woe. Woe than (Alas) was lesse misused? Now (Alas) is more abused? But let Fowles and foolish fellowes, Barke and byte their belly fill: It is not spightfull Envies bellowes, That can kindle fire still. No booke pleases all that come: None so bad but pleases some. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET TO HIS FRIEND R.L. IN PRAISE OF MUSIQUE AND POETRIE by RICHARD BARNFIELD A COMPARISON OF THE LIFE OF MAN by RICHARD BARNFIELD A REMEMBRANCE OF SOME ENGLISH POETS by RICHARD BARNFIELD AN EPITAPH UPON THE DEATH OF HIS AUNT, ELIZABETH SKRYMSHER by RICHARD BARNFIELD AN EPITAPH UPON THE DEATH OF SIR PHILIP SIDNEY by RICHARD BARNFIELD CASSANDRA by RICHARD BARNFIELD GREENES FUNERALLS: SONNET 1 by RICHARD BARNFIELD GREENES FUNERALLS: SONNET 10. A CATALOGUE OF CERTAINE OF HIS BOOKES by RICHARD BARNFIELD |
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