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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN BY LORD KNOWLES: THE GARDENER SPEAKS, by THOMAS CAMPION Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Stay, goddess! Stay a little space Last Line: With a mournful parting song. | |||
Stay, goddess! stay a little space, Our poor country love to grace, Since we dare not too long stay you, Accept at our hands, we pray you, These mean presents, to express Greater love than we profess, Or can we utter now for woe Of your parting hastened so. Gifts these are, such as were wrought By their hands that them have brought, Home-bred things, which they presumed, After I had them perfumed With my flowery incantation, To give you in presentation At your parting. Come, feat lassies, With fine curtsies, and smooth faces, Offer up your simple toys To the mistress of our joys; While we the sad time prolong With a mournful parting song. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 10. THE DYING FALL by THOMAS CAMPION A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 12. A RENUNCIATION by THOMAS CAMPION A BOOK OF AIRS SONG 18 by THOMAS CAMPION A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 2 by THOMAS CAMPION A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 19. THE FAIRY QUEEN PROSERPINA by THOMAS CAMPION A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 3. AMARYLLIS by THOMAS CAMPION A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 4 by THOMAS CAMPION A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 6. CORRINA by THOMAS CAMPION A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 8 by THOMAS CAMPION FIRST BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 11 by THOMAS CAMPION |
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