Religion

A Farewel to Worldly Joys

by Anne Killigrew 1660–1685

From Poems (1686)

Religion

Farewel ye Unsubstantial Joyes,
Ye Gilded Nothings, Gaudy Toyes,
Too long ye have my Soul misled,
Too long with Aiery Diet fed:
But now my Heart ye shall no more
Deceive, as you have heretofore:
For when I hear such Sirens sing,
Like Ithacas's fore-warned King,
With prudent Resolution I
Will so my Will and Fancy tye,
That stronger to the Mast not he,
Than I to Reason bound will be:
And though your Witchcrafts strike my Ear,
Unhurt, like him, your Charms I'll hear.

MLA

Killigrew, Anne. “A Farewel to Worldly Joys.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/killigrew_a/8/.

Chicago

Killigrew, Anne. “A Farewel to Worldly Joys.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/killigrew_a/8/.

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