At the end of the poem, the shepherd again asks for the nymph to come live with him and be his love. All of the pleasures he alludes to are naturally occurring: watching shepherds feed flocks, melodious birds, and beds of roses. He describes all of the joys that the two could experience if they were together, and hopes that these joys will bring the nymph to him. This romantic poem is a summons from a shepherd to the nymph, his love. At the end of the poem, the nymph again reiterates her refusal of the shepherds offer. The nymph also points out that what the shepherd feels now, may one day change, just like nature. She counters all of the points made by the shepherd: sheep are penned in the winter, nightingales stop their song, and roses will wither. Because all of the pleasures described by the shepherd fade within time, the nymph explains that she does not want to live with the shepherd and be his love. Summaries “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” This poem was written as a reply from the nymph to the shepherd, mirroring the poetic format, but taking on a more cynical tone. Relationship Between Marlowe and Raleigh Christopher Marlowe Sir Walter Raleigh Established poet Old courtier Jaded attitude Scholarships to King’s School in Canterbury and Cambridge University. ![]() 1552-1618 Arrogant man with enemies Queen Elizabeth’s confidential secretary and captain of her guard Pro-American colonization First Englishmen to smoke tobacco and grow potatoes 1603: convicted of treason 1618: execution 1617: voyage to Guiana Found no treasures and son was killed. Thy belt of straw and ivy buds, Thy coral clasps and amber studs, All these in me no means can move To come to thee and be thy love.īut could youth last and love still breed, Had joys no date, nor age no need, Then these delights my mind might move To live with thee and be thy love.Ĭhristopher Marlowe Sir Walter Raleigh c. Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies. The flowers do fade, and wanton fields To wayward winter reckoning yields A honey tongue, a heart of gall Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. If all the world and love were young, And truth in every shepherd's tongue, These pretty pleasures might me move To live with thee and be thy love.īut Time drives flocks from field to fold, When rivers rage and rocks grow cold, And Philomel becomethdumb The rest complains of cares to come. ![]() “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” Sir Walter Raleigh The shepherd swains shall dance and singFor thy delight each May morning.If these delights thy mind may move,Then live with me, and be my love. “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” Christopher MarloweĬome live with me, and be my love,And we will all the pleasures proveThat valleys, groves, hills, and fields,Woods, or steepy mountain yields.Īnd we will sit upon the rocks,Seeing the shepherds feed their flocksBy shallow rivers, to whose fallsMelodious birds sing madrigals.Īnd I will make thee beds of roses,And a thousand fragrant posies,A cap of flowers, and a kirtle,Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle.Ī gown made of the finest woolWhich from our pretty lambs we pull,Fair linèd slippers for the cold,With buckles of the purest gold.Ī belt of straw and ivy buds,With coral clasps and amber studs,And if these pleasures may thee move,Come live with me, and be my love. ![]() “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”-Christopher Marlowe “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd”-Sir Walter Raleigh Maggie Green, Laura Landgraf, Nathan Schmid
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