My Love in Her Attire

[Psycheinaboat]

This is one of my favorite poems written by an anonymous author. I hope you enjoy it!

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My love in her attire doth show her wit,
It doth so well become her:
For every season she hath dressings fit,
For winter, spring, and summer.
No beauty she doth miss,
When all her robes are on;
But Beauty's self she is,
When all her robes are gone.

--Anonymous, renaissance period

[rachel]

That is witty and beautiful and you can feel the time period.
Where did you find it and were there any others that caught your fancy?

"Misers I am told get up early in the morning, and burglars get up the night before."
G.K. Chesterton

[Psycheinaboat]

I found this poem in an anthology called Immortal Poems of the English Language, edited by Oscar Williams. This hefty little paperback only cost me $5.99 and it is a wonderful collection!

[mono]

I found this poem in an anthology called Immortal Poems of the English Language, edited by Oscar Williams. This hefty little paperback only cost me $5.99 and it is a wonderful collection!
I thought that poem sounded familiar! :lol:
I have that exact anthology of poems, and it contains quite a few anonymous poems, but I, too, remember this one especially.
Thanks, Psycheinaboat. ;)

[mono]

Paging through more of the anonymous poems in Oscar Williams' anthology, I happened to remember this one, and thinking highly of it, though I cannot guess its time period written:

Love Not Me

Love not me for comely grace,
For my pleasing eye or face,
Nor for any outward part:
No, nor for a constant heart!
For these may fail or turn to ill:
So thou and I shall sever.
Keep therefore a true woman's eye,
And love me still, but know not why!
So hast thou the same reason still
To doat upon me ever.

[Marinity]

Great poem, thanks a lot of for this

[robertcohang]

wow awesome poem :thumbsup:
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