Social Commentaries

Corbet’s Reply

by Richard Corbet 1582–1635

From Poems, ed. O. Gilchrist (1807)

Social Commentaries

Yff nought but love-charmes power have
Your blemisht creditt for to save;
Then know your champion is blind,
And that love-nottes are soon untwinde.
But blemishes are now a grace,
And add a lustre to your face;
Your blemisht credit for to save,
You needed not a vayle to have;
The rayle for women may be fitte,
Because they daylie practice ytt.
And, seeing counsell can you not reforme,
Read this reply—and take ytt not in scorne.

MLA

Corbet, Richard. “Corbet’s Reply.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/corbet/38/.

Chicago

Corbet, Richard. “Corbet’s Reply.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/corbet/38/.

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