Love

Sun

by William Drummond of Hawthornden 1585–1649

Love

WEalth, Wisdome, Glory, Pleasure, stoutest hearts
Religion, Laws, Hyperion imparts
To thy just Raigne, which shall far, far surpasse
Of Emperours, Kings, the best that ever was;
Look how he dims the stars; thy Glories raies
So darken shall the lustre of these daies:
For, in faire Vertues Zodiack thou shalt run,
And in the Heaven of Worthies be the Sun.
No more contemn'd shall haplesse Learning lye;
The maids of Pindus shall be raised high;
For Bay and Ivy which their brows enroll'd
Thou shalt them deck with Gems and shining gold;
Thou open shalt Parnassus Christall gates:
Thus Heavens ordaine, so do decree the Fates.

MLA

Drummond, William, of Hawthornden. “Sun.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/drummond/187/.

Chicago

Drummond, William, of Hawthornden. “Sun.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/drummond/187/.

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