Cupid Turned Ploughman. - From Moschus

Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721



His lamp, his bow, and quiver laid aside,
A rustic wallet o'er his shoulders tied,
Sly Cupid, always on new mischief bent,
To the rich field and furrow'd tillage went;
Like any ploughman toil'd the little god,
His tune he whistled, and his wheat he sow'd;
Then sat and laugh'd, and to the skies above
Raising his eye, he thus insulted Jove:
Lay by your hail, your hurtful storms restrain,
And as I bid you let it shine or rain,
Else you again beneath my yoke shall bow,
Feel the sharp goad, and draw the servile plough;
What once Europa was Nannette is now.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABBCDEEFFGGG
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 553
Words 106
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13

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