"Whoso List To Hunt"
by
Sir Thomas Wyatt
Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind,
But as for me, hélas, I may no more.
The vain travail hath wearied me so sore,
I am of them that farthest cometh behind.
Yet may I by no means my wearied mind
Draw from the deer, but as she fleeth afore
Fainting I follow. I leave off therefore,
Sithens in a net I seek to hold the wind.
Who list her hunt, I put him out of doubt,
As well as I may spend his time in vain.
And graven with diamonds in letters plain
There is written, her fair neck round about:
Noli me tangere, for Caesar's I am,
And wild for to hold, though I seem tame.
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Whoso list: whoever wishes
hind: female deer
hélas: alas
vain travail: futile labor
deer: playing on the word "dear"
Sithens: since
Noli me tangere: "touch me not"
The theme of "Whoso List to Hunt" is:
a - beauty.
b - unrequited love.
c - marriage.
d - None of the above.
Thank you so MUCH!
2007-03-14
13:55:23
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US Cutie
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