{"id":1789,"date":"2019-04-30T03:37:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T03:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/142.150.46.75\/poemsandfancies\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2019-04-30T03:38:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T03:38:39","slug":"the-bride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/?p=1789","title":{"rendered":"The Bride"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span>\n

A crown of jewels on her head was<\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span> put,
\nAnd every jewel like a planet cut;
\nThe diamond, carbuncle, and sapphire,<\/span>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nRuby,<\/span>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span> topaz, and emerald was there.<\/span>5<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nHer<\/span>6<\/sup><\/a><\/span> face was like the sun, which<\/span>7<\/sup><\/a><\/span> shin\u00e8d bright,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5
\nAnd all those jewels from her face took light.
\nA chain of gold was linked by destiny,<\/span>8<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nAnd<\/span>9<\/sup><\/a><\/span> in each link<\/span>10<\/sup><\/a><\/span> a good effect did lie,<\/span>11<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nAnd as the zodiac round the world doth bind,
\nSo did this<\/span>12<\/sup><\/a><\/span> chain about her body wind.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10
\nSilver cloth for her<\/span>13<\/sup><\/a><\/span> gown the Fates did spin,
\nAnd<\/span>14<\/sup><\/a><\/span> every thread was twisted hard therein.
\nHer hair in curls hung loose, by Cupid blown,<\/span>15<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nBetween which<\/span>16<\/sup><\/a><\/span> curls her shoulders white were shown,<\/span>17<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nYouth strewed green rushes to the temple gate,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 15
\nIn Beauty\u2019s chariot she rid in great<\/span>18<\/sup><\/a><\/span> state.
\nWith<\/span>19<\/sup><\/a><\/span> great applause her charioteer drove on,
\nEyes of delight, as lackies, run along.<\/span>20<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nThen<\/span>21<\/sup><\/a><\/span> to the altar this fair bride was led
\nBy blushing Modesty, in crimson red,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20
\nAnd Innocency,<\/span>22<\/sup><\/a><\/span> dressed in lily white;
\nHymen did bear the torch, which<\/span>23<\/sup><\/a><\/span> burned bright.
\nHer train was carried by the<\/span>24<\/sup><\/a><\/span> Graces three,
\nAs lovely Hope, Good<\/span>25<\/sup><\/a><\/span> Faith, and Charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A crown of jewels on her head was put, And every jewel like a planet cut; The diamond, carbuncle, and sapphire, Ruby, topaz, and emerald was there. Her face was like the sun, which shin\u00e8d bright,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 And all those jewels from her face took light. A chain of gold … Continue reading The Bride<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[223],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clasp-3-4"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1789"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1792,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions\/1792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}