In that (O Queen of queens) thy birth was free From guilt, which others doth of grace bereave, When in their mother's womb they life receive, God as his sole-born daughter loved thee. To match thee like thy birth's nobility, He thee his Spirit for thy spouse did leave, Of whom thou didst his only Son conceive, And so wast linked to all the Trinity. Cease then, O queens, who earthly crowns do wear, To glory in the pomp of worldly things! If men such high respect unto you bear, Which daughters, wives and mothers are of kings, What honour should unto that Queen be done, Who had your God for father, spouse and son? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVELIGHT by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON IN THE MORNING by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR WRITTEN [OR LINES] IN A YOUNG LADY'S ALBUM by THOMAS HOOD A SHROPSHIRE LAD: 40 by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN POPULAR BALLAD: NEVER FORGET YOUR PARENTS by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 35. AL-GHAFIR by EDWIN ARNOLD TO THE DEAD FAVOURITE OF LIU CH'E by DJUNA BARNES CLIO, NINE ECLOGUES IN HONOUR OF NINE VIRTUES: 4. WORTHY MEMORY by WILLIAM BASSE |