The Nymph & The Shepherd
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“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” (1599)
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[MJ 48] A Myrtle is an evergreen shrub that has glossy aromatic foliage and white flowers followed by purple-black oval berries [MK50]- "Madrigals," in line 8 of Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love," is a part-song for several voices, especially one of the Renaissance period, typically arranged in elaborate counterpoint and without instrumental accompaniment. [CH48} Philomel- The daughter of Pandion, king of Athens. She was turned into a swallow and her sister Procne into a nightingale [RG42] A "kirtle" is a piece of clothing worn by men and women as a tunic or a gown. [JH48] "Swains" Noun. There are two definitions I feel are applicable here: 1.) A male admirer or lover 2.) A country lad [SH48] wanton - unrestrained [RC43] Posies are a bunch of flowers, also bouquet. |