Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd E-book
Author: Sir Walter Raleigh
Genre: Literature, Poetry
Raleigh, Sir Walter (1552-1618) - English explorer, poet, and writer of
prose who was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth. He was later imprisoned on a
charge of treason, released, then executed for attacking a Spanish town.
The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd (1600) - This reply to Marlowe's "The
Passionate Shepherd to His Love" appeared originally in "England's Helicon,"
signed "Ignoto." It is generally attributed to Raleigh. Opening lines: If
all the world were young, / And truth in every shepherd's tongue, ...
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