Love
To Sweet Meat, Soure Sauce
From Lyric Poems, Made in Imitation of the Italians (1687)
AS Cupid from the Bees their Hony-stole,
Being stung, he in the Anguish of his Soul,
Fled with his Dear-bought Purchace, which he laid
On Cynthia's Lips, and thus in Anger said;
Here I'm resolv'd shall a Memorial be,
Of this my sweet, but punish'd Robbery;
Let him endure as great a Pain as this,
Who next presumes these Nectar Lips to kiss;
Their Sweetness shall convey revenging Smart,
Honey to's Mouth, but Torment to his Heart.
Codex Note
An imitation of Theocritus or Anacreon.
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MLA
Ayres, Philip. “To Sweet Meat, Soure Sauce.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ayres/49/.
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Ayres, Philip. “To Sweet Meat, Soure Sauce.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ayres/49/.
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