Why So Pale and Wan, Fond Lover?
by Sir John Suckling
English cavalier poet and playwright best known for his lyrics. He wrote four plays including Aglaura which had two fifth acts, one tragic and one with a happy outcome and a comedy, The Goblins (1638), much influenced by Shakespeare's Tempest and generally thought to be his best. His chief works are included in Fragmenta Aurea (1646, enlarged 1658) including his best known lyrics 'A Ballad Upon a Wedding' and 'Why so Pale and Wan, Fond Lover?'. He also wrote a satire A Session of the Poets (1637), a send-up of contemporary poets.
Other cavalier poets include Carew and Lovelace.
Why So Pale and Wan, Fond Lover?
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Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Why so dull and mute, young sinner? Quit, quit for shame! This will not move; |