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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MISTRESS PHILIP SIDNEY, by BEN JONSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I must believe some miracles still be Last Line: But, in your love, made all his servants wise. Subject(s): Blindness; Sidney, Mistress Philip (1594-1620); Sidney, Sir Philip (1554-1586); Visually Handicapped | |||
I must believe some miracles still be, When Sidney's name I hear, or face I see: For Cupid, who (at first) took vain delight, In mere out-forms, until he lost his sight, Hath changed his soul, and made his object you: Where finding so much beauty met with virtue, He hath not only gained himself his eyes, But, in your love, made all his servants wise. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BLIND POET by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) HE HAD A GOOD YEAR by MARVIN BELL THE BLIND SHEEP by RANDALL JARRELL THE BLIND by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE BLIND DOG OF VENICE by RON PADGETT BATTLE AFTER WAR by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON BOARDING: 5. THE DADAR SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND by REETIKA VAZIRANI 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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