John Wilbye Hope Poems
- 1. Alas What Hope Of Speeding
Alas what hope of speeding
Where hope beguiled lies bleeding?
She bade come when she spied me,
And when I came she flied me.
... - 2. Thus Love Commands
Thus love commands, that I in vain complain me,
And sorrow will that she shall still disdain me:
Yet did I hope, which hope my life prolonged,
To hear her say, alas! His love was wronged.
... - 3. I Live, And Yet Methinks I Do Not Breathe
I live, and yet methinks I do not breathe,
I thirst, and drink, and drink, and thirst again,
I sleep, and yet I dream I am awake,
I hope for that I have; I have and want:
... - 4. O, What Shall I Do
O, what shall I do, or whither shall I turn me?
Shall I make unto her eyes? O, no, they'll burn me!
Shall I seal up my eyes and speak my part?
Then in a flood of tears I drown my heart,
... - 5. Ah! Cruel Amarillis
Ah! cruel Amarillis, since thou takâ??st delight
To hear the accents of a doleful ditty,
To triumph still without remorse or pity;
I loathe this life,death must my sorrow right;
... - 6. Ong Have I Made These Hills And Valleys Weary
Long have I made these hills and valleys weary,
With noise of these my shrieks and cries that fill the air;
She only, who should make me merry,
Hears not my prayer:
... - 7. Alas! What A Wretched Life Is This!
Alas! What a wretched life is this!
Nay what a death! Where tyrant Love commandeth!
My flowâ??ring days are in their prime declining,
All my proud hope quite fallâ??n, and life untwining,
... - 8. Despiteful Thus Unto Myself, I Languish
Despiteful thus unto myself, I languish,
And in disdain, myself from joy I banish,
These secret thoughts enwrap me so in anguish,
That life, I hope. will soon from body vanish;
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