Love

In Coccam — Epig. de Monsieur Maynard (Cocca thou'dst still be lov'd; nor wilt abate)

by Charles Cotton 1630–1687

Translated by Charles Cotton (1689) · From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)

Love

Cocca thou'dst still be lov'd; nor wilt abate
Our Primitive ardour, but with Discontent
Altho' thou knowst thy Youth bears the same date
With that alas! of the Old Testament.
Thine Eyes no more are Homicides,
And thy warpt front its furrows hides
Under the Paint-house of a Hood.
Now ply thy Beads; thy Name's renouned,
Thou the first Baudy-house hast founded,
Has been erected since the Flood.

MLA

Cotton, Charles. “In Coccam — Epig. de Monsieur Maynard (Cocca thou'dst still be lov'd; nor wilt abate).” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/256/.

Chicago

Cotton, Charles. “In Coccam — Epig. de Monsieur Maynard (Cocca thou'dst still be lov'd; nor wilt abate).” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/256/.

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