Lucasta.
Richard Lovelace
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Description
Richard Lovelace wrote these lyrics to Lucasta, his beloved, and to friends, war, and love itself, in the age of the English Civil War. Songs, sonnets, and odes praise a lady's eyes and hair, bid farewell to soldiers bound for the wars, and jest about love's power. The best known lines send a lover off to battle with honour intact.
Lovelace was a Cavalier poet, writing from prison and exile as his cause failed. His verse is graceful, witty, and at times sad, with a courtly ease that hides real loss. The volume gathers the poems that made his name, and it remains the classic set of Cavalier lyrics: love and loyalty sung in short, musical lines.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Richard Lovelace |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 381 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |