Love
The Question, to Lisetta
From Poems on Several Occasions
WHAT nymph should I admire, or trust,
But Cloe beauteous, Cloe just?
What nymph should I desire to see,
But her who leaves the plain for me ?
To whom should I compose the lay,
But her who listens when I play ?
To whom, in song, repeat my cares,
But her who in my sorrow shares ?
For whom should I the garland make,
But her who joys the gift to take,
And boasts she wears it for my sake ?
In love am I not fully blest ?
Lisetta, pr'ythee tell the rest.
Codex Note
A short poem in which a lover asks Lisetta whether he is not fully blest in Cloe, and asks her to tell the rest.
Cite this poem
MLA
Prior, Matthew. “The Question, to Lisetta.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/11/.
Chicago
Prior, Matthew. “The Question, to Lisetta.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/11/.
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