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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AMETAS AND THESTYLIS MAKING HAY-ROPES, by ANDREW MARVELL Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Think'st thou that this love can stand Last Line: And go kiss within the hay. | |||
Ametas Think'st Thou that this Love can stand, Whilst Thou still dost say me nay? Love unpaid does soon disband: Love binds Love as Hay binds Hay. Thestylis Think'st Thou that this Rope would twine If we both should turn one way? Where both parties so combine, Neither Love will twist nor Hay. Ametas Thus you vain Excuses find, Which your selve and us delay: And Love tyes a Womans Mind Looser then with Ropes of Hay. Thestylis What you cannot constant hope Must be taken as you may. Ametas Then let's both lay by our Rope, And go kiss within the Hay. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A DROP OF DEW by ANDREW MARVELL AN HORATIAN ODE UPON CROMWELL'S RETURN FROM IRELAND by ANDREW MARVELL CLORINDA AND DAMON by ANDREW MARVELL DAMON THE MOWER by ANDREW MARVELL EYES AND TEARS by ANDREW MARVELL ON MILTON'S PARADISE LOST by ANDREW MARVELL THE CHARACTER OF HOLLAND by ANDREW MARVELL |
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