Because He loves Her 1
We will pry and see if she is fair
What difference is on her Face
From Features others wear.
It will not harm her magic pace 5
That we so far behind－
Her Distances propitiate
As Forests touch the Wind
Not hoping for his notice vast 9
But nearer to adore
'Tis Glory's far sufficiency
That makes our trying poor.
We will pry and see if she is fair
What difference is on her Face
From Features others wear.
It will not harm her magic pace 5
That we so far behind－
Her Distances propitiate
As Forests touch the Wind
Not hoping for his notice vast 9
But nearer to adore
'Tis Glory's far sufficiency
That makes our trying poor.
(F.1183/J.1229)
[1–12] Her, We will pry and see:: this poem is about Perdita in The Winter's Tale by Shakespeare.
[1] He:: Florizel, prince of Bohemia. Her:: Perdita, princess of Sicilia.
[2] We:: Polixenes, the king of Bohemia, and Camillo, who pried Florizel and Perdita.
[4] Features others wear:: Perdita raised as a shepherd's daughter, a "poor lowly Maid" she called herself.
[5] her magic pace:: Perdita was the mistress of the sheep-shearing feast.
[12] our trying poor:: Polixenes and Camillo cannot stop the prince from loving a country maid.