Come on, come on! And where you go, So interweave the curious knot, As even the observer scarce may know Which lines are Pleasure's, and which not. First figure out the doubtful way, At which awhile all youth should stay, Where she and Virtue did contend, Which should have Hercules to friend. Then, as all actions of mankind Are but a labyrinth or maze: So let your dances be entwined, Yet not perplex men unto gaze. But measured, and so numerous too, As men may read each act you do; And when they see the graces meet Admire the wisdom of your feet. For dancing is an exercise, Not only shows the mover's wit, But maketh the beholder wise, As he hath power to rise to it. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO A SOLITARY DISCIPLE by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON THE ADMIRER by CLAUDIA EMERSON THE MAID'S LAMENT; ELIZABETHAN by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR NATURE; SONNET by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW Γενεθλιακον by JOSEPH BEAUMONT |