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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CORIDON CONVERTED; SONG, by THOMAS FLATMAN Poet's Biography First Line: When coridon a slave did lie Last Line: Would have had him, but he would none of her. | |||
I. WHEN Coridon a slave did lie, Entangled in his Phyllis' eye, How did he sigh! how did he groan! How melancholy was his tone! He told his story to the woods, And wept his passion by the floods; Then Phyllis, cruel Phyllis, too to blame, Regarded not his sufferings, nor his flame. II. Then Coridon resolv'd no more His mistress' mercy to implore; How did he laugh, how did he sing! How did he make the forest ring! He told his conquest to the woods, And drown'd his passion in the floods: Then Phyllis, gentle Phyllis, less severe, Would have had him, but he would none of her. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CHARACTER OF A BELLY-GOD; CATIUS AND HORACE by THOMAS FLATMAN A DIALOGUE; CLORIS AND PARTHENISSA by THOMAS FLATMAN A DIALOGUE; ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE by THOMAS FLATMAN A DOOMS-DAY THOUGHT by THOMAS FLATMAN A SONG ON NEW-YEAR'S DAY BEFORE THE KING, CAR. 2 by THOMAS FLATMAN A THOUGHT OF DEATH by THOMAS FLATMAN ADVICE TO AN OLD MAN OF SIXTY-THREE, ABOUT TO MARRY A GIRL OF SIXTEEN by THOMAS FLATMAN AGAINST THOUGHTS by THOMAS FLATMAN |
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