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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG, FR. THE FAIR PENITENT, by WILLIAM CONGREVE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Ah, stay! Ah, turn! Ah, whither would you fly Last Line: Nor casts one pitying look behind. | |||
AH, stay! ah, turn! ah, whither would you fly, Too charming, too relentless maid? I follow not to conquer, but to die; You of the fearful are afraid. In vain I call; for she, like fleeting air, When pressed by some tempestuous wind, Flies swifter from the voice of my despair, Nor casts one pitying look behind. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PIOUS SELINDA [OR, CELINDA] by WILLIAM CONGREVE SABINA WAKES by WILLIAM CONGREVE THE MOURNING BRIDE by WILLIAM CONGREVE MATE (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE WOLF AND THE DOG by JEAN DE LA FONTAINE ALONZO THE BRAVE AND THE FAIR IMOGINE by MATTHEW GREGORY LEWIS |
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