15 MORE odes to ROYAL GODDESS Bhagwati Devi

15 MORE odes to ROYAL GODDESS Bhagwati Devi
Author: Mike Watson
Publisher: Mike Watson
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2023-04-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

f I had to put it one line – or a few words – The imprint of ROYAL, nigh perfect IMPERIOUS AND OH SO LOVELY “older lady” Bhagwati Ma’am’s holy CHARAN (holy feet in Hindi!) – lasts LONG AFTER SHE LEAVES, MY! There is a reason the above bit is BOLDED and in purple, the color of royalty, like the dark colors she wears SO OFTEN! Bhagwati Ma’am, Paye Lagu, Memsahib .. JI! And LOOK CAREFULLY if you haven’t already, and THEN read the beneath! It will tell you why I wrote this book – thats for sure, a sign from the femdom heavens again – so NICE – I’m so PRIVILEGED in that regard (though of course, I followed the tips in “A complete guide to understanding dominant ladies from mainland China” – they work for ladies anywhere!). So, now that we’re past that – who is Bhagwati Ma’am? Well, if you’re on the list – you know who she is, the regal older lady whose supposedly a maid for me, yet her understated dominance, that older lady vibe she gives off, that perfect body, those EYES, that vibe, all of it (explained in part in “25 Odes to Indian Maids that SO deserve it!”) – that has driven me literally insane with UNSATED, unfulfiled lust like NEVER BEFORE. The lovely sexy OLDER dominating Indian maid that has me on edge – literally – for months on end. She knows it too, Madam does! And every time I see her, I almost cum in my pants without even touching myself, and I’ve been fantasizing, REALLY, with deep feeling for something that hasn’t happened as yet – kissing her feet in public, opening the door for her, treating her like the ROYAL GODDESS she is, not the maid – and Madam knows it (so does my SO, who of course wants to fire “my girlfriend” as she calls her as I wrote about yesterday – hehe – women and their snarkiness, interactions, so CUTE, so NICE!) … taking her slippers off, asking if I can clean for her while she rests, relaxes, makes me rub her feet with lotion to remove the cracks, worship her ass, and so forth … oh my ! Much like “Owned by Madam Aa Ling” – in the book – neither one of the ladies there had anything remotely like this done for them, and they so enjoyed it when it was – once you try it, you never go back, and thats another joy, THRILL And supreme PLEASURE AND HONOR In worshipping downtrodden ladies from India and China, used and abused, they deserve it SO! All ladies do, of course! And as I get done with some superb Audible narrations that have me on edge too – literally – just LISTENING, hot damn! – I gotta say – as I often do – the powers of the subconscious mind boggle – literally! I was hoping my SO would not be here when my maid showed up yesterday afternoon, so I could do the abov. Hehe. Not that I dont with my SO! But she was, so … Yet in the evening, when I was resting, NOT thinking about this, just her – the doorbell trilled. But it wasn’t my SO, not at home! It was ANOTHER Maid she employed, yet, this lady was standing there just like I imagined perfect supreme Goddess Bhagwati there! She came for a different reason, but I’m wondering if the FEELING I have for Bhagwati wasnt/isnt quite that intense, would this have happened at that point in time – NO, I dont think so! No coincidence in life, as I’ve always said – the subconscious ALWAYS brings to frutition what you really want deep down inside – and it does so in the most convenient and practical manner possible, it just replaced her with another maid! Hehe. This morning, I woke up thinking of her again, I was thinking of her all night. And I saw it! As I’ve been gushing about on youtube, as I keep saying today on Twitter, I saw the imprint of her TOES, the upper part of her feet she plonks down so dominantly when she talks, cleans, now I never saw this yesterday after she cleaned. Today, there’s DUST on the floor which appeared AFTER she cleaned. And that dust, my friend, has HER soles on it. Now, practically speaking – you’d say maybe it was my girly feet that stepped on the dust, but even if it was, so what? The heavens are pointing me to the right direction in the most practical manner possible, as Madam Gaby once did, “you’re on the right track, boy!” And so I am, as I gaze at the imprint of those toes and upper foot in the DUST. I never want it to go away from either my life or my heart. It never will from my mind! Bhagwati Devi, Paye Lagu, Memsahib … JI! You are SO NICE I wish I could say it NOW to YOU! And I will. Through these odes. Best, and at your FEET forever, UNDER THEM, Madam … JI! MW (Before I proceed, another one of our bestselling manuals “25 odes to Indian maids that SO deserve it!” was written in this vein, and its a must grab for EVEYRONE reading this, get it NOW!There’s other ladies there that will drive you insane with femdom fueled LUST – you MUST read it, if just as an ode to these magnificent QUEENS!!!!!!!) JUST ACCEPT HER PLACE as a NATURAL GODDESS, and yours, little more than a FOOT MAT for her GRIME – BOY! Life in the flow, or LIVE IN THE FLOW, you’ll be a hell of a lot happier, and even I’ve learned this after years of SUBMISSION to dominating women! Damn near all my life, but there is no-one like Bhagwati Ma’am, NO-ONE, those eyes, ME! Big, enticing, MY! DOMINANT! I live to serve Madam, and the dirt beneath her grimy, cracked, yet HOLY SOLES. She’s worth more than a 1000 “manicured and pedicured” ladies, but then again, they are too! Hehe. Whats a sub to do? Anyway, those on my list KNOW the devotion I feel for her, and rightfully so, though I Could include this in the “Indian maids” series – Bhagwati – Goddess Durga in Hindi is special – she deserves a series unto her perfect self. Here it is. Enjoy, and remember, a man’s place is ALWAYS under a woman’s foot – NO and never any EXCEPTIONS! Best, Mike Watson PS – Wait, what? I’ve been reduced to such a blubbering and babbling fool I pasted what I wasn’t supposed to, but here’s what I WAS SUPPOSED TO! 15 MORE odes to a royal force of nature like no other that makes me QUIVER with UNSATED – forever – SUBMISSIVE – supplicant, female Goddess like LUST – when I see her. She is a queen incarnate. You will NEVER look at femdom and dominant women the same again after reading this, this book has the potential, if you let it, to change your life forever. If it changed Mike Watson (well known as the “creme la da creme” of REAL AND LASTING femdom)’s life forever in a manner he never ever imagined, well, it will change yours too. Just CAVE in to the dominant woman, my friend, and accept life under her grime, dirt and dust. Accept her NATURAL ORDER as the holy Goddess she is. Thats all there is to say – enjoy! Best, ​​​​​​​MW And onward – What you’ll learn from this book (as a submissive – either male or female) Understand what REAL femdom is about – its one thing to “pay for it” and ask her to dominate you – its another thing to do it in REAL life – and in a manner that hits home for the most downtrodden of folks – understand what it means to put THESE ladies on a pedestal. Understand it’s not, never about her looks, age, social status, makeup, weight, or any of that GARBAGE!!!!!!! It’s about her VIBES, and its only by serving someone whose being FORCED TO SERVE all her life with NO RESPECT given – that you can truly UNDERSTAND THIS! Understand, and appreciate the FACT that ladies that are NOT considered socially “upmarket” or even traditionally attractive deserve the MOST worship, and how they can, should and DO “hook and book” you like NO OTHERS CAN! You’ll understand what it mean to be …truly being underfoot – under feet CAKED with GRIME – feet and their owners that are routinely disrespected, therefore should be worshipped MORE for being the queens and PERFECT GODDESSES THEY ARE! You’ll understand the true lengths and levels of devotion REAL FEMDOM can take you, 24/7 – and if you’re here – you WANT That is it not?A? I thought so … You’ll understand the sheer DEVOTION THAT COMES TO MIND when I think or say “Paye Lagu” or see women in general, and YOU WILL FEEL IT TOO! Youll understand what attracting femdom to you in the FLOW MEANS, and you’ll do it yourself too! You’ll get RARE insights into a dominant lady’s mindset like NEVER EVER BEFORE! MANIFESTATION is something everyone wants to do. Unfortunately most of the Gurus teaching it teach it wrong, they teach the “easy way out” aka “The Secret” which doesn’t work – it has the opposite impact. The real secret to manifestation is feeling so strong you cannot help but THINK about it all day, keep DINNING it into your subconscious mind – with ACTIONS that reinforce this (with the desired result in mind) – and the results, well, will astound you, you’ll see actual PROOF beneath. This book is for both men and women, and the benefits are the same for BOTH, so it should be! WOMEN will LOVE these tips, and make their men serve more – the men will love them and SERVE women more, as the natural order is, as it MUST BE!!! And more, much, much, so much more that I have not listed here. What you’ll learn from this book (both as a dominant female and a REGULAR female) Understand better than ever before how the male submissive pysche (or even female) works, and what turns them on – and how to use this to YOUR advantage. Understand how and why my wife often says “women are each other’s worst enemies” – and use this to YOUR advantage to control, manipulate and more. Take your frustrations out as a lady which you CANNOT with other ladies on the MAN involved. My wife does this to me all the time, and I love her so for it! Taunt your submissive like NEVER before, with frustration you FEEL (lets be honest, if he’s sexually excited by another woman, that makes you jealous – well, use that jealousy to BENEFIT and taunt!). Become even more dominating – and publicly so. Lots of my books have cases where the Malkin (employer) and maid BOTH dominate the poor male. So it should be. If you think it’s just a fantasy and you cannot push him to do it? You’re wrong, this book will show you how and why! Feel LUST as you push your sub to extreme levels of degradation even HE did not dream of before! Above all, learn – again – this very important lesson and principle, that the MIND is ultimately what it’s all about, my friend – and the VIBES are truly and only what count, and make things happen! And much more … Well, my friend, to end, let me tell you this – although I’ve had the privilege of worshipping LOTS of lovely ladies, lots of downtrodden ladies, all with their own charm, there is NONE like Bhagwati Devi, so regal, commanding, dark skinned. She will truly take control of YOUR LIFE once you read these – through these words. And you’ll be swept into lust like NEVER before, my friend – like you’ve NEVER felt before. If you’re even REMOTELY a true femdom enthusiast, then this book MUST be on your bookshelf, in plain view, day and night, if just to remind you of the fact a man’s place is ALWAYS not just at , but UNDER a woman’s shoe! Under her cracked SOLES! “Mard ki Jagah Aurat ki JOOTI ke neeche hoti hai!” A man’s place is ALWAYS under a woman’s JOOTI’s – Indian traditional SHOES! Or, her slippers, her cracked soles, all of it, at HER Beck and command, those sales – oops – SOLES – stare at you, ROYAL, cracked, and COMMANDING. DROP down, BOY! You KNOW YOUR PLACE! It’s a play on the common Indian saying “aurat ki jagah mard ke jooti ke neeche hoti hai” (a woman’s rightful place is under a man’s shoe) And thats all thats left to be said. Grab this NOW. Best, and yours in femdom - Mike Watson

15 Odes to ROYAL Bhagwati Devi

15 Odes to ROYAL Bhagwati Devi
Author: Mike Watson
Publisher: Mike Watson
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2023-04-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

If I had to put it one line – or a few words – The imprint of ROYAL, nigh perfect IMPERIOUS AND OH SO LOVELY “older lady” Bhagwati Ma’am’s holy CHARAN (holy feet in Hindi!) – lasts LONG AFTER SHE LEAVES, MY! There is a reason the above bit is BOLDED and in purple, the color of royalty, like the dark colors she wears SO OFTEN! Bhagwati Ma’am, Paye Lagu, Memsahib .. JI! So, now that we’re past that – who is Bhagwati Ma’am? Well, if you’re on the list – you know who she is, the regal older lady whose supposedly a maid for me, yet her understated dominance, that older lady vibe she gives off, that perfect body, those EYES, that vibe, all of it (explained in part in “25 Odes to Indian Maids that SO deserve it!”) – that has driven me literally insane with UNSATED, unfulfiled lust like NEVER BEFORE. The lovely sexy OLDER dominating Indian maid that has me on edge – literally – for months on end. She knows it too, Madam does! And every time I see her, I almost cum in my pants without even touching myself, and I’ve been fantasizing, REALLY, with deep feeling for something that hasn’t happened as yet – kissing her feet in public, opening the door for her, treating her like the ROYAL GODDESS she is, not the maid – and Madam knows it (so does my SO, who of course wants to fire “my girlfriend” as she calls her as I wrote about yesterday – hehe – women and their snarkiness, interactions, so CUTE, so NICE!) … taking her slippers off, asking if I can clean for her while she rests, relaxes, makes me rub her feet with lotion to remove the cracks, worship her ass, and so forth … oh my ! Much like “Owned by Madam Aa Ling” – in the book – neither one of the ladies there had anything remotely like this done for them, and they so enjoyed it when it was – once you try it, you never go back, and thats another joy, THRILL And supreme PLEASURE AND HONOR In worshipping downtrodden ladies from India and China, used and abused, they deserve it SO! All ladies do, of course! And as I get done with some superb Audible narrations that have me on edge too – literally – just LISTENING, hot damn! – I gotta say – as I often do – the powers of the subconscious mind boggle – literally! I was hoping my SO would not be here when my maid showed up yesterday afternoon, so I could do the abov. Hehe. Not that I dont with my SO! But she was, so … Yet in the evening, when I was resting, NOT thinking about this, just her – the doorbell trilled. But it wasn’t my SO, not at home! It was ANOTHER Maid she employed, yet, this lady was standing there just like I imagined perfect supreme Goddess Bhagwati there! She came for a different reason, but I’m wondering if the FEELING I have for Bhagwati wasnt/isnt quite that intense, would this have happened at that point in time – NO, I dont think so! No coincidence in life, as I’ve always said – the subconscious ALWAYS brings to frutition what you really want deep down inside – and it does so in the most convenient and practical manner possible, it just replaced her with another maid! Hehe. This morning, I woke up thinking of her again, I was thinking of her all night. And I saw it! As I’ve been gushing about on youtube, as I keep saying today on Twitter, I saw the imprint of her TOES, the upper part of her feet she plonks down so dominantly when she talks, cleans, now I never saw this yesterday after she cleaned. Today, there’s DUST on the floor which appeared AFTER she cleaned. And that dust, my friend, has HER soles on it. Now, practically speaking – you’d say maybe it was my girly feet that stepped on the dust, but even if it was, so what? The heavens are pointing me to the right direction in the most practical manner possible, as Madam Gaby once did, “you’re on the right track, boy!” And so I am, as I gaze at the imprint of those toes and upper foot in the DUST. I never want it to go away from either my life or my heart. It never will from my mind! Bhagwati Devi, Paye Lagu, Memsahib … JI! You are SO NICE I wish I could say it NOW to YOU! And I will. Through these odes. Best, and at your FEET forever, UNDER THEM, Madam … JI! MW (Before I proceed, another one of our bestselling manuals “25 odes to Indian maids that SO deserve it!” was written in this vein, and its a must grab for EVEYRONE reading this, get it NOW!There’s other ladies there that will drive you insane with femdom fueled LUST – you MUST read it, if just as an ode to these magnificent QUEENS!!!!!!!) What you’ll learn from this book (as a submissive – either male or female) Understand what REAL femdom is about – its one thing to “pay for it” and ask her to dominate you – its another thing to do it in REAL life – and in a manner that hits home for the most downtrodden of folks – understand what it means to put THESE ladies on a pedestal. Understand it’s not, never about her looks, age, social status, makeup, weight, or any of that GARBAGE!!!!!!! It’s about her VIBES, and its only by serving someone whose being FORCED TO SERVE all her life with NO RESPECT given – that you can truly UNDERSTAND THIS! Understand, and appreciate the FACT that ladies that are NOT considered socially “upmarket” or even traditionally attractive deserve the MOST worship, and how they can, should and DO “hook and book” you like NO OTHERS CAN! You’ll understand what it mean to be …truly being underfoot – under feet CAKED with GRIME – feet and their owners that are routinely disrespected, therefore should be worshipped MORE for being the queens and PERFECT GODDESSES THEY ARE! You’ll understand the true lengths and levels of devotion REAL FEMDOM can take you, 24/7 – and if you’re here – you WANT That is it not?A? I thought so … You’ll understand the sheer DEVOTION THAT COMES TO MIND when I think or say “Paye Lagu” or see women in general, and YOU WILL FEEL IT TOO! Youll understand what attracting femdom to you in the FLOW MEANS, and you’ll do it yourself too! You’ll get RARE insights into a dominant lady’s mindset like NEVER EVER BEFORE! MANIFESTATION is something everyone wants to do. Unfortunately most of the Gurus teaching it teach it wrong, they teach the “easy way out” aka “The Secret” which doesn’t work – it has the opposite impact. The real secret to manifestation is feeling so strong you cannot help but THINK about it all day, keep DINNING it into your subconscious mind – with ACTIONS that reinforce this (with the desired result in mind) – and the results, well, will astound you, you’ll see actual PROOF beneath. This book is for both men and women, and the benefits are the same for BOTH, so it should be! WOMEN will LOVE these tips, and make their men serve more – the men will love them and SERVE women more, as the natural order is, as it MUST BE!!! And more, much, much, so much more that I have not listed here. What you’ll learn from this book (both as a dominant female and a REGULAR female) Understand better than ever before how the male submissive pysche (or even female) works, and what turns them on – and how to use this to YOUR advantage. Understand how and why my wife often says “women are each other’s worst enemies” – and use this to YOUR advantage to control, manipulate and more. Take your frustrations out as a lady which you CANNOT with other ladies on the MAN involved. My wife does this to me all the time, and I love her so for it! Taunt your submissive like NEVER before, with frustration you FEEL (lets be honest, if he’s sexually excited by another woman, that makes you jealous – well, use that jealousy to BENEFIT and taunt!). Become even more dominating – and publicly so. Lots of my books have cases where the Malkin (employer) and maid BOTH dominate the poor male. So it should be. If you think it’s just a fantasy and you cannot push him to do it? You’re wrong, this book will show you how and why! Feel LUST as you push your sub to extreme levels of degradation even HE did not dream of before! Above all, learn – again – this very important lesson and principle, that the MIND is ultimately what it’s all about, my friend – and the VIBES are truly and only what count, and make things happen! And much more … Well, my friend, to end, let me tell you this – although I’ve had the privilege of worshipping LOTS of lovely ladies, lots of downtrodden ladies, all with their own charm, there is NONE like Bhagwati Devi, so regal, commanding, dark skinned. She will truly take control of YOUR LIFE once you read these – through these words. And you’ll be swept into lust like NEVER before, my friend – like you’ve NEVER felt before. If you’re even REMOTELY a true femdom enthusiast, then this book MUST be on your bookshelf, in plain view, day and night, if just to remind you of the fact a man’s place is ALWAYS not just at , but UNDER a woman’s shoe! Under her cracked SOLES! “Mard ki Jagah Aurat ki JOOTI ke neeche hoti hai!” A man’s place is ALWAYS under a woman’s JOOTI’s – Indian traditional SHOES! Or, her slippers, her cracked soles, all of it, at HER Beck and command, those sales – oops – SOLES – stare at you, ROYAL, cracked, and COMMANDING. DROP down, BOY! You KNOW YOUR PLACE! It’s a play on the common Indian saying “aurat ki jagah mard ke jooti ke neeche hoti hai” (a woman’s rightful place is under a man’s shoe) And thats all thats left to be said. Grab this NOW. Best MW

THOMAS HARDY Premium Collection: 15 Novels, 53 Short Stories & 650+ Poems (Illustrated)

THOMAS HARDY Premium Collection: 15 Novels, 53 Short Stories & 650+ Poems (Illustrated)
Author: Thomas Hardy
Publisher: e-artnow
Total Pages: 7340
Release: 2018-03-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8027241359

This ebook collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Novels: Under the Greenwood Tree Far from the Madding Crowd The Return of the Native The Mayor of Casterbridge The Woodlanders Tess of the d'Urbervilles Jude the Obscure A Pair of Blue Eyes The Trumpet-Major Two on a Tower The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid The Well-Beloved Desperate Remedies The Hand of Ethelberta A Laodicean Short Stories: Wessex Tales An Imaginative Woman The Three Strangers The Withered Arm Fellow-Townsmen Interlopers at the Knap The Distracted Preacher Life's Little Ironies The Son's Veto For Conscience' Sake A Tragedy of Two Ambitions On the Western Circuit To Please His Wife The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion A Tradition of Eighteen Hundred and Four The Fiddler of the Reels A Few Crusted Characters Tony Kytes, the Arch-deceiver The History of the Hardcomes The Superstitious Man's Story Andrey Satchel and the Parson and Clerk Old Andrey's Experience as a Musician Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir The Winters and the Palmleys Incident in Mr. Crookhill's Life Netty Sargent's Copyhold A Group of Noble Dames The First Countess of Wessex Barbara of the House of Grebe The Marchioness of Stonehenge Lady Mottisfont The Lady Icenway Squire Petrick's Lady The Lady Penelope The Duchess of Hamptonshire The Honourable Laura A Changed Man and Other Tales Other Stories Drama: The Dynasts Poetry Collections: Wessex Poems and Other Verses Poems of the Past and the Present Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses Satires of Circumstance Moments of Vision Late Lyrics and Earlier Other Works: The Dorsetshire Labourer The Rev. William Barnes, B.D. The Science of Fiction The Profitable Reading of Fiction ... Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism.

THOMAS HARDY Ultimate Collection: 15 Novels, 53 Short Stories & 650+ Poems (Illustrated Edition)

THOMAS HARDY Ultimate Collection: 15 Novels, 53 Short Stories & 650+ Poems (Illustrated Edition)
Author: Thomas Hardy
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 7350
Release: 2024-01-12
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN:

Thomas Hardy's 'THOMAS HARDY Ultimate Collection' captures the essence of the author's prolific literary career in a single volume. This comprehensive collection includes not only 15 novels but also 53 short stories and over 650 poems, all beautifully illustrated. Hardy's writing is characterized by its vivid depiction of rural life in England, exploring themes of love, class, fate, and the role of women in society. His stories display a naturalistic style with a touch of romanticism, making his work both engaging and thought-provoking. This collection allows readers to fully immerse themselves in Hardy's captivating narratives and lyrical poetry, offering a deeper insight into the complexities of Victorian society. Thomas Hardy, a renowned English novelist and poet, drew inspiration from his own experiences growing up in rural Dorset. His background as an architect and keen observer of human nature is reflected in his intricate character studies and detailed descriptions of the English countryside. Hardy's works are marked by their questioning of traditional Victorian values and their exploration of the human condition with a sense of empathy and realism. 'THOMAS HARDY Ultimate Collection' is a must-read for any literature lover seeking a rich and diverse literary experience that spans across genres and forms. With its comprehensive selection of Hardy's work, this collection showcases the depth and breadth of his talent, firmly establishing him as a timeless literary icon.

Thirst

Thirst
Author: Mary Oliver
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2006-10-15
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0807069035

Thirst, a collection of forty-three new poems from Pulitzer Prize-winner Mary Oliver, introduces two new directions in the poet's work. Grappling with grief at the death of her beloved partner of over forty years, she strives to experience sorrow as a path to spiritual progress, grief as part of loving and not its end. And within these pages she chronicles for the frst time her discovery of faith, without abandoning the love of the physical world that has been a hallmark of her work for four decades.

Challenges for Women

Challenges for Women
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1986
Genre: Aged women
ISBN:

The Poems of Lady Mary Wroth

The Poems of Lady Mary Wroth
Author: Josephine A. Roberts
Publisher: LSU Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1992-09-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780807117996

Although her poems are little know today, Lady Mary Wroth was one of the most accomplished women writers of the English Renaissance. Her poems were circulated among many of the leading authors of her time, including Ben Johnson, who praised her work for its profound understanding of the nature of romantic love. Lady Mary's sonnet cycle, Pamphilia to Amphilanthus, was the first English sequence to be written from a women's perspective. The Countesse of Montgomery's Urania, her romance interspersed with poetry, was one of the first works of prose fiction to be composed by an Englishwoman. In this complete edition of Lady Mary Wroth's verse, Josephine Roberts has brought together and annotated all 192 of the surviving poems, many of which have never been published before. As the eldest daughter of Sir Robert Sidney and Lady Barbara Gamage, Lady Mary took great pride in the Sidney literary heritage. During the years of her marriage she assumed the roles of both poet and patron, an example set for her by her father and her more famous uncle, Sir Philip Sidney. She further followed the precedent of her uncle by choosing for her own work the artistic forms that he had favored -- the sonnet sequence, pastoral romance, and pastoral drama. As a young woman, Lady Mary belonged to Queen Anne's intimate circle, but in the years following her husband's death she suffered a precipitous decline in social status. She violated the social taboos of her age by becoming the mistress of her first cousin, William Herbert, earl of Pembroek, and bearing him two illegitimate children. Her artistic efforts aroused equal controversy when, after the publication of her prose romance, the Urania, several prominent noblemen attacked her for portraying their private lives under the guise of fiction. Despite these obstacles -- and the added burden of the unpaid debts that were the legacy of her disappointing marriage -- Lady Mary maintained an independent spirit and trusted in an ability to make her own decisions. In her prose works she lashed out at the hypocrisies of life at court; in her poetry she wrote of more personal concerns -- the treacherousness of emotion, the eternal elusiveness of love. Rising above well-worn Elizabethan conceits, the best of Lady Mary's poems reveal an ambivalence toward romance and a wise understanding of the vicissitudes of human emotion.

The Poems of Ben Jonson

The Poems of Ben Jonson
Author: Tom Cain
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1254
Release: 2021-11-29
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 131744521X

Ben Jonson, who was with Shakespeare and Marlowe one of three principal playwrights of his age, was also one of its most original and influential poets. Known best for the country house poem ‘To Penshurst’ and his moving elegy ‘On my First Son’, his work inspired the whole generation of seventeenth-century poets who declared themselves the ‘Sons of Ben’. This edition brings his three major verse publications, Epigrams (1616), The Forest (1616), and Underwood (1641) together with his large body of uncollected poems to create the largest collection of Jonson’s verse that has been published. It thus gives readers a comprehensive view of the wide range of his achievement, from satirical epigrams through graceful lyrics to tender epitaphs. Though he is often seen as the preeminent English poet of the plain style, Jonson employed a wealth of topical and classical allusion and a compressed syntax which mean his poetry can require as much annotation for the modern reader as that of his friend John Donne. This edition not only provides comprehensive explanation and contextualization aimed at student and non-specialist readers alike, but presents the poems in a modern spelling and punctuation that brings Jonson’s poetry to life.