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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ODES. TO THE WORTHY KNIGHT, AND MY NOBLE FRIEND, SIR HENRY GOODERE, by MICHAEL DRAYTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: These lyric pieces, short, and few Last Line: Your liking can commend them. Subject(s): Goodyer, Sir Henry (1571-1627); Goodyere, Sir Henry (1571-1627) | |||
These Lyrick Pieces, short, and few, Most worthy Sir, I send to you, To reade them, be not wearie: They may become JOHN HEWES his Lyre, Which oft at Powlsworth by the fire Hath made us gravely merry. Beleeve it, he must have the Trick Of Ryming; with Invention quick, That should doe Lyricks well: But now I have done in this kind, Though in my selfe I cannot find, Your Judgement best can tell. Th'old British BARDS, upon their Harpes, For falling Flatts, and rising Sharpes, That curiously were strung; To stirre their Youth to Warlike Rage, Or their wyld Furie to asswage, In these loose Numbers sung. No more I for Fooles Censures passe, Then for the braying of an Asse, Nor once mine Eare will lend them: If you but please to take in gree These Odes, sufficient 'tis to mee; Your liking can commend them. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EPIGRAM: TO SIR SIR HENRY GOODYERE by BEN JONSON CANZONET: TO HIS COY LOVE by MICHAEL DRAYTON IDEA: 14. TO TIME by MICHAEL DRAYTON IDEA: TO THE READER OF THESE SONNETS, INTRODUCTION by MICHAEL DRAYTON TO THE VIRGINIAN VOYAGE [1611] by MICHAEL DRAYTON A HYMNE TO HIS LADIES BIRTH-PLACE by MICHAEL DRAYTON |
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