To The Queen
July 6, 2023The Coquet
July 6, 2023The Lark Now Leaves His Watry Nest
THE Lark now leaves his watry Nest
And climbing, shakes his dewy Wings;
He takes this Window for the East;
And to implore your Light, he Sings,
Awake, awake, the Morn will never rise,
Till she can dress her Beauty at your Eies.
The Merchant bowes unto the Seamans Star,
The Ploughman from the Sun his Season takes;
But still the Lover wonders what they are,
Who look for day before his Mistress wakes.
Awake, awake, break through your Vailes of Lawne!
Then draw your Curtains, and begin the Dawne.
William Davenant
William Davenant (1606-1668) was an English poet, playwright, and theater manager who was best known for his plays, which were written in the style of William Shakespeare. He was also known for his epic poem "Gondibert," which was one of the first English poems to use the heroic couplet. Davenant was a prominent figure in the English literary scene of the mid-17th century.