Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior was an English poet and diplomat of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His poetry is known for its wit, satirical edge, and philosophical depth. Biografía ↓Más ↓

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To a Child of Quality, Five Years Old, 1704. The Author then Forty

LORDS, knights, and squires, the numerous band That wear the fair Miss Mary's fetters, Were summoned by her high command To show their passions by their letters. My pen amongst the rest I took, Lest those bright eyes, that cannot read, Should dart their kindling fire, and look The power they have to be obey'd. Nor quality, nor reputation, Forbid me yet my flame to tell; Dear Five-years-old befriends my passion, And I may write till she can spell. For, while she makes her silkworms beds With all the tender things I swear; Whilst all the house my passion reads, In papers round her baby's hair;
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On My Birthday, July 21

I, MY dear, was born to-day-- So all my jolly comrades say: They bring me music, wreaths, and mirth, And ask to celebrate my birth: Little, alas! my comrades know That I was born to pain and woe; To thy denial, to thy scorn, Better I had ne'er been born: I wish to die, even whilst I say-- 'I, my dear, was born to-day.' I, my dear, was born to-day: Shall I salute the rising ray, Well-spring of all my joy and woe? Clotilda, thou alone dost know. Shall the wreath surround my hair? Or shall the music please my ear?

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A Letter to Lady Margaret Cavendish Holles-Harley, when a Child

MY noble, lovely, little Peggy, Let this my First Epistle beg ye, At dawn of morn, and close of even, To lift your heart and hands to Heaven. In double duty say your prayer: Our Father first, then Notre Pere.

And, dearest child, along the day, In every thing you do and say, Obey and please my lord and lady, So God shall love and angels aid ye.

If to these precepts you attend, No second letter need I send, And so I rest your constant friend.

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Matthew Prior was an English poet and diplomat born in 1664 and died in 1721. He served as a diplomat, notably playing a role in the negotiations of the Treaty of Utrecht. His poetry ranges from light satires and society verse to more serious philosophical works. Among his best-known poems are 'Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind' and 'Solomon on the Vanity of the World', which reflect on human nature and knowledge. His style blends classical erudition with a colloquial, conversational tone. Prior was a master of the octosyllabic couplet, which he employed with great skill. He occupies a significant place in the transition from Restoration to Augustan poetry. His works were widely read in his time and influenced later poets. Prior's ability to treat profound subjects with lightness and humor distinguishes his poetic voice.

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