ChristopherMarlowe
Comelivewithmeandbemylove,
Andwewillallthepleasuresprove
Thatvalleys, groves, orhills, orfield,
Orwoodsandsteepymountainyields;
Wherewewillsituponrocks,
Andseetheshepherdsfeedtheirflocks,
Byshallowrivers, towhosefalls
Melodiousbirdssingmadrigals.
AndIwillmaketheebedsofroses
Andathousandfragrantposies,
Acapofflowers, andakirtle
Embroideredallwithleavesofmyrtle;
Agownmadeofthefinestwool
Whichfromourprettylambswepull;
Fairlinedslippersforthecold,
Withbucklesofthepurestgold;
Abeltofstrawandivybuds,
Withcoralclaspsandamberstuds;
Andifthesepleasuresmaytheemove,
Comelivewithme, andbemylove.
Theshepherdswainsshalldanceandsing
Forthydelight, eachMaymorning:
Ifthesedelightsthymindmaymove,
Thenlivewithme, andbemylove.
: Lookmorecloselyatthepoem, andthenfillinthetable.
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1)Theshepherdrepeatsonephrasethreetimes.
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tryingtobepersuasive/desperate/somethingelse?
Explainyourreasons.
2)Thisisapastoralpoem: onewherethecountrysideisshownasperfect, withallthelessattractiveaspectsleftout.
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Notes
(1840-1928):, severalpoemsdisplayelementsofthepreviousRomanticandEnlightenmentperiodsofliterature, , HardyexaminesthesocialconstraintsthatarepartoftheVictorianstatusquo, suggestingtheseruleshinderthelivesofallinvolvedandultimatelyleadtounhappiness.
:, ArtemiswasoftendescribedasthedaughterofZeusandLeto, , wildanimals, wilderness, childbirth, virginityandyounggirls, bringingandrelievingdiseaseinwomen; .
