A monologue, as from a drama in verse, in which a servant warns a would-be courtier about the mercurial lord he's come to pay his respects to. This particular sonnet form is Spenserian.
'Tis well you found me first; I've served him long,
And none can judge his fickle moods like I.
So heed me ere you join the waiting throng:
When he emerges, stand you not too strong,
And keep your countenance both bland and kind;
Give def'rence, lest he think you do him wrong,
And all his magnanimity unwind.
For not another soul I think you'll find
More ruthless, or capricious, aye, than him;
So apt to swift upheavals of the mind,
To sinister expressions of the whim!
So keep you wary, sir, or you'll be lost.
How fortunate for you our paths have crossed!
Sonnet by Lady Courtaire
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Written on 2021-07-23 at 16:00
Tags Sonnet Monologue Drama
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Beware the Lord Skye
And so, good sir, you've come to seek Lord Skye?'Tis well you found me first; I've served him long,
And none can judge his fickle moods like I.
So heed me ere you join the waiting throng:
When he emerges, stand you not too strong,
And keep your countenance both bland and kind;
Give def'rence, lest he think you do him wrong,
And all his magnanimity unwind.
For not another soul I think you'll find
More ruthless, or capricious, aye, than him;
So apt to swift upheavals of the mind,
To sinister expressions of the whim!
So keep you wary, sir, or you'll be lost.
How fortunate for you our paths have crossed!
Sonnet by Lady Courtaire
Read 322 times
Written on 2021-07-23 at 16:00
Tags Sonnet Monologue Drama
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