Cynthius pluck ye by the eare, That ye may good doctrine heare. Play not with the maiden-haire; For each Ringlet there's a snare. Cheek, and eye, and lip, and chin; These are traps to take fooles in. Armes, and hands, and all parts else, Are but Toiles, or Manicles Set on purpose to enthrall Men, but Slothfulls most of all. Live employ'd, and so live free From these fetters; like to me Who have found, and still can prove, The lazie man the most doth love. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OMNIPRESENCE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A FAREWELL TO LONDON IN THE YEAR 1715 by ALEXANDER POPE THE PITY OF THE LEAVES by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON TREES AND WAVES by AL-ISRA'ILI PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 49. AL-MAJID by EDWIN ARNOLD |