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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPIGRAMME UPON BLOOD'S ATTEMPT TO STEALE THE CROWN, by ANDREW MARVELL Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When daring blood, his rents to have regain'd Last Line: A bishops cruelty, the crown was gone. Subject(s): Blood, Thomas (1618-1680) | |||
When daring Blood, his rents to have regain'd. Upon the English Diadem distrain'd, He chose the Cassock, surcingle, and Gown (No mask so fit for one that robbs a Crown); But his lay-pity underneath prevayl'd And while he spar'd the Keeper's life, he fail'd. With the Priests Vestments had he but put on A Bishops cruelty, the Crown was gone. | 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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