WHY were ye Calliope embrawdered with letters of golde ?

John Skelton 1460 (Norfolk) – 1529 (London)



CALLIOPE,
As ye may se,
Regent is she
    Of poetes al,
Whiche gaue to me
The high degre
Laureat to be
    Of fame royall ;
Whose name enrolde
With silke and golde
I dare be bolde
    Thus for to were.
Of her I holde
And her householde ;
Though I waxe olde
    And somdele sere,
Yet is she fayne,
Voyde of disdayn,
Me to retayn
    Her seruiture :
With her certayne
I wyll remayne
As my souerayne
    Moost of pleasure,
Maulqre touz malheureux.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABACADAEFFFDFFFDGGGDGGGDB
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Characters 428
Words 82
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 25

John Skelton

John Skelton (1460-1529), also known as John Shelton, possibly born in Diss, Norfolk, was an English poet. more…

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