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And Philomel becometh dumb; The rest complains of cares to come. The flowers do fade, and wanton fields To wayward winter reckoning yields; A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten:
Philomela (/ ˌ f ɪ l ə ˈ m iː l ə /) or Philomel (/ ˈ f ɪ l ə ˌ m ɛ l /; Ancient Greek: Φιλομήλη, Philomēlē; Φιλομήλα Philomḗla) is a minor figure in Greek mythology who is frequently invoked as a direct and figurative symbol in literary and artistic works in the Western canon.
This change is frequently made by editors, as Philomel is referred to as feminine throughout the rest of the sonnet. [19] However, there are scholars who defend the use of "his". Stephen Booth simply contends that this is done to move away from the mythological allusion and focuses on the nightingale: It is the male nightingale that sings. [20]
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Philomel is another name for Philomela, a character from Greek mythology. It may refer to: Nature. A nightingale; Arts and Letters. An ...
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