Disdain Returned

Disdain Returned

Original Text
Thomas Carew, Poems (J. D. for T. Walkley, 1640). STC 4620.
2      Or a coral lip admires,
3Or from star-like eyes doth seek
4      Fuel to maintain his fires;
5As old Time makes these decay,
6So his flames must waste away.
7But a smooth and steadfast mind,
8      Gentle thoughts and calm desires,
9Hearts with equal love combin'd,
10      Kindle never-dying fires.
11Where these are not, I despise
12Lovely cheeks, or lips, or eyes.
13No tears, Celia, now shall win
14      My resolv'd heart to return;
15I have search'd thy soul within,
16      And find nought, but pride, and scorn;
17I have learn'd thy arts, and now
18Can disdain as much as thou.
19Some power, in my revenge, convey
20That love to her I cast away.

Notes

1] The first two stanzas were first published in W. Porter's Madrigals and Airs, 632. Back to Line
Publication Start Year
1640
RPO poem Editors
N. J. Endicott
RPO Edition
3RP 1.218-19.
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