A Sicilian Idyll
July 6, 2023Prepare, Prepare
July 6, 2023Your Awful Voice
Your awful voice I hear and I obey,
Brother to Jove and monarch of the sea.
Come down, my blusterers, swell no more,
Your stormy rage give o’er.
To your prisons below,
Down you must go.
In hollow rocks your revels make,
Nor ’till I call your trembling dens forsake.
Thomas Shadwell
Thomas Shadwell (1642-1692) was an English poet and playwright who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1689. He was known for his comedic plays and wrote many works for the stage.