Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ODE, OR SONG, BY ALL THE MUSES, CELEBRATION OF HER MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY, by BEN JONSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Up public joy, remember Last Line: And charles a caroline! Subject(s): Henrietta Maria, Queen Of England | ||||||||
I CLIO. Up public joy, remember This sixteenth of November, Some brave uncommon way: And though the parish steeple Be silent, to the people Ring thou it holiday. 2 MEL. What, though the thrifty tower And guns there, spare to pour Their noises forth in thunder: As fearful to awake This city, or to shake Their guarded gates asunder? 3 THAL. Yet, let our trumpets sound; And cleave both air and ground, With beating of our drums: Let every lyre be strung, Harp, lute, theorbo sprung, With touch of dainty thumbs! 4 EUT. That when the choir is full, The harmony may pull The angels from their spheres: And each intelligence May wish itself a sense, Whilst it the ditty hears. 5 TERP. Behold the royal Mary, The daughter of great Harry! And sister to just Lewis! Comes in the pomp, and glory Of all her brother's story, And of her father's prowess! 6 ERAT. She shows so far above The feigned queen of love, This sea-girt isle upon: As here no Venus were; But, that she reigning here, Had got the Ceston on! 7 CALLI. See, see our active king Hath taken twice the ring Upon his pointed lance: Whilst all the ravished rout Do mingle in a shout, Hey! for the flower of France! 8 URA. This day the court doth measure Her joy in state, and pleasure; And with a reverend fear, The revels, and the play, Sum up this crowned day, Her two and twentieth year! 9 POLY. Sweet happy Mary! All The people her do call! And this the womb divine! So fruitful and so fair, Hath brought the land an heir! And Charles a Caroline! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN EPIGRAM TO THE QUEEN, THEN LYING IN by BEN JONSON TO THE QUEEN AT OXFORD by HENRY KING (1592-1669) QUEEN HENRIETTA MARIA by OSCAR WILDE TO HER SACRED MAJESTY, THE QUEEN MOTHER, ON DEATH OF MARY by JOHN WILMOT ON THE DELIVERY OF THE FAIREST QUEEN IN WINTER by RICHARD CRASHAW ON THE QUEEN by RICHARD CRASHAW UNIVERSITY COMMENDS ITS BOOK TO THE FAIREST QUEEN by RICHARD CRASHAW A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 1. HIS EXCUSE FOR LOVING by BEN JONSON A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 4. HER TRIUMPH by BEN JONSON A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 5. HIS DISCOURSE WITH CUPID by BEN JONSON |
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