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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BROTHER GODS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: If woman's a delightful creature Last Line: The devil take the other. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Bacchus; Cupid; Goddesses & Gods; Mythology; Mythology - Classical; Eros | |||
If woman's a delightful creature, A dog can be another; But, Lord, who ever saw such fools, When they are out together! Cupid and Bacchus are the same, Delightful in their way; But when these youngsters share one life — The very devil's to pay! As fast as Cupid builds his dreams, Young Bacchus knocks them down; He leaves poor Cupid limp with tears, And struts about the town. So let us all be warned in time. When brother fights with brother; Let's make our choice of one, and then — The devil take the other. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MESSAGE FROM THE SLEEPER AT HELL'S MOUTH: 6. ONESELF AT HELL'S MOUTH by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER SONNET: O HUSBAND! by ANNE WALDMAN EROS by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES CLEOMENS, OR THE SPARTAN HERO: SONG by JOHN DRYDEN A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 5. HIS DISCOURSE WITH CUPID by BEN JONSON CUPID MISTAKEN by MATTHEW PRIOR DEATH AND CUPID; AN ALLEGORY by JOHN GODFREY SAXE A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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