A SCHOLAR first my love implored, And then an empty titled lord; The pedant talked in lofty strains; Alas! his lordship wanted brains: I listened not to one or t' other, But straight referred them to my mother. A poet next my love assailed, A lawyer hoped to have prevailed; The bard too much approved himself; The lawyer thirsted after pelf: I listened not to one or t' other, But still referred them to my mother. An officer my heart would storm, A miser sought me too, in form; But Mars was over-free and bold; The miser's heart was in his gold: I listened not to one or t' other, Referring still unto my mother. And after them, some twenty more Successless were, as those before; When Damon, lovely Damon came, Our hearts straight felt a mutual flame: I vowed I'd have him, and no other, Without referring to my mother. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOURNEY by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY EHEU, FUGACES! by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS THE COWARD by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA THE BUS by MABEL WARREN ARNOLD THE PASSING SHOW by AMBROSE BIERCE THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |