Poem of the week: To a Lady that Desired I Would Love Her by Thomas Carew
The 17th-century ‘server at table’ to Charles I puts a wry spin on courtly wooingTo a Lady that Desired I Would Love HerNow you have freely given me leave to love, What will you doe? Shall I your mirth, or passion move, When I begin to wooe; Will you torment, or scorn, or love me too? Continue reading...
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The 17th-century ‘server at table’ to Charles I puts a wry spin on courtly wooing
To a Lady that Desired I Would Love Her
Now you have freely given me leave to love,
What will you doe?
Shall I your mirth, or passion move,
When I begin to wooe;
Will you torment, or scorn, or love me too?
