Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MASQUE AT THE MARRIAGE OF THE LORD HAYES: SONG. ROSES, by THOMAS CAMPION Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Now hath flora robbed her bowers Last Line: So doth a bridegroom his bride's bed adorn. Subject(s): Love - Marital; Marriage; Wedded Love; Marriage - Love; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
Now hath Flora robbed her bowers To befriend this place with flowers: Strow about, strow about! The sky rained never kindlier showers. Flowers with bridals well agree, Fresh as brides and bridegrooms be: Strow about, strow about! And mix them with fit melody. Earth hath no princelier flowers Than roses white and roses red, But they must still be mingled: And as a rose new plucked from Venus' thorn, So doth a bride her bridegroom's bed adorn. Divers divers flowers affect For some private dear respect: Strow about, strow about! Let every one his own protect; But he's none of Flora's friend That will not the rose commend. Strow about, strow about! Let princes princely flowers defend: Roses, the garden's pride, Are flowers for love and flowers for king, In courts desired and weddings: And as a rose in Venus' bosom worn, So doth a bridegroom his bride's bed adorn. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 9 by THOMAS CAMPION |
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