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In the poem, Strephon sneaks into his sweetheart Celia's dressing room while she is away only to become disillusioned at how filthy and smelly it is. Swift uses this poem to satirize both women's vain attempts to match an ideal image and men's expectation that the illusion be real.
Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes" is a popular old song, the lyrics of which are the poem "To Celia" by the English playwright Ben Jonson (1572–1637), first published in 1616. [ 1 ] Lyrics
John Tenniel, St. Cecilia (1850) illustrating Dryden's ode, in the Parliament Poets' Hall "A Song for St. Cecilia's Day" (1687) is the first of two odes written by the English Poet Laureate John Dryden for the annual festival of Saint Cecilia's Day observed in London every 22 November from 1683 to 1703.
A number of Carew's poems are concerned with the nature of poetry itself. His elegy on John Donne has been praised as both a masterpiece of criticism and a remarkably perceptive analysis of the metaphysical qualities of Donne's literary work. English poet and playwright Ben Jonson is the subject of another piece of critical verse, "To Ben.
A murder investigation has been launched after a 17-year-old was fatally stabbed near a bus station. Police said Thomas Taylor was walking along Greenhill Street, close to Bedford Bus Station ...
Coors Light Super Bowl commercial. Coors Light's 60-second spot features sloths as they have a "case of the Mondays," encountering disasters large and small as they move slowly through life.
Celia has been played by various notable actresses on screen. Sophie Stewart played Celia in a 1936 film, Rosalind Knight in the 1963 UK television series, Angharad Rees in the 1978 BBC version of the play directed by Basil Coleman , and Romola Garai in the 2006 production directed by Kenneth Branagh .
Here's what kale is, why it's so good for you and why some people should still avoid overconsumption.