{"id":918,"date":"2017-06-12T02:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T02:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/142.150.46.75\/poemsandfancies\/?p=918"},"modified":"2019-08-06T01:39:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T01:39:02","slug":"a-world-in-an-earring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/?p=918","title":{"rendered":"A World in an Earring"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>An earring round may well a zodiac<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> be,
\n<\/span>Wherein a sun goes round, which we don\u2019t<\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span> see;
\n<\/span>And planets seven about that sun may move,
\n<\/span>And he stand still, as learn\u00e8d men<\/span>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span> would prove;
\n<\/span>And fix\u00e8d stars like twinkling diamonds, placed \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> 5
\n<\/span>About this earring, which a world is vast.
\n<\/span>That same which doth the earring hold, the hole,
\n<\/span>Is that we call the North and Southern Pole;<\/span>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>There nipping frosts may be, and winters<\/span>5<\/sup><\/a><\/span> cold,
\n<\/span>Yet never on the lady\u2019s ear take hold. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> 10
\n<\/span>And lightning,<\/span>6<\/sup><\/a><\/span> thunder, and great winds may blow
\n<\/span>Within this earring, yet the ear not know.
\n<\/span>Fish there may swim in seas, which ebb and flow,<\/span>7<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>And islands be, wherein do spices grow;<\/span>8<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>There crystal rocks hang dangling at each ear, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> 15
\n<\/span>And golden mines as jewels may they wear.
\n<\/span>There earthquakes<\/span>9<\/sup><\/a><\/span> be, which mountains vast down fling,
\n<\/span>And yet ne\u2019er stir the lady\u2019s ear, nor ring.
\n<\/span>There meadows<\/span>10<\/sup><\/a><\/span> be, and pastures fresh and green,
\n<\/span>And cattle feed, and yet be never seen, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> 20
\n<\/span>And gardens fresh,<\/span>11<\/sup><\/a><\/span> and birds which sweetly sing,
\n<\/span>Although we hear them not in an earring.
\n<\/span>There<\/span>12<\/sup><\/a><\/span> night and day, and heat and cold, and so<\/span>13<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>May<\/span>14<\/sup><\/a><\/span> life and death, and young and old still grow.<\/span>15<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>Thus<\/span>16<\/sup><\/a><\/span> youth may spring, and several ages die; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>\u00a025
\n<\/span>Great plagues may be, and no infections<\/span>17<\/sup><\/a><\/span> nigh.
\n<\/span>There cities<\/span>18<\/sup><\/a><\/span> be, and stately houses<\/span>19<\/sup><\/a><\/span> built,
\n<\/span>Their<\/span>20<\/sup><\/a><\/span> inside gay, and finely may be gilt.
\n<\/span>There churches be,<\/span>21<\/sup><\/a><\/span> wherein priests teach and sing,<\/span>22<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>And steeples<\/span>23<\/sup><\/a><\/span> too, yet hear the bells not ring. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> 30
\n<\/span>From thence may pious tears to Heaven run,<\/span>24<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>And yet the ear not know which way they\u2019re gone.
\n<\/span>There markets be,<\/span>25<\/sup><\/a><\/span> where things are<\/span>26<\/sup><\/a><\/span> bought and sold,
\n<\/span>Though th\u2019ear knows not the price their<\/span>27<\/sup><\/a><\/span> markets hold.
\n<\/span>There governors do<\/span>28<\/sup><\/a><\/span> rule, and kings do<\/span>29<\/sup><\/a><\/span> reign, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a035
\n<\/span>And battles fought, where many may be<\/span>30<\/sup><\/a><\/span> slain.
\n<\/span>And all within the compass of this ring,
\n<\/span>Whence they no<\/span>31<\/sup><\/a><\/span> tidings to the wearer bring.
\n<\/span>Within the<\/span>32<\/sup><\/a><\/span> ring, wise counsellors may sit,
\n<\/span>And yet the ear not one wise word may get. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a040
\n<\/span>There may be dancing all night at a ball,
\n<\/span>And yet the ear be not disturbed at all.
\n<\/span>There rivals<\/span>33<\/sup><\/a><\/span> duels fight, where some are slain;
\n<\/span>There<\/span>34<\/sup><\/a><\/span> lovers mourn, yet hear them not complain.
\n<\/span>And Death may dig a lover\u2019s grave: thus were \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a045
\n<\/span>A lover dead in a fair lady\u2019s ear.
\n<\/span>But when the ring is broke, the world is done;
\n<\/span>Then lovers they into Elysium run.<\/span>35<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An earring round may well a zodiac be, Wherein a sun goes round, which we don\u2019t see; And planets seven about that sun may move, And he stand still, as learn\u00e8d men would prove; And fix\u00e8d stars like twinkling diamonds, placed \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5 About this earring, which … Continue reading A World in an Earring<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-part1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=918"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2692,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918\/revisions\/2692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}