Christopher Marlowe
Come live with me and be my Love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That hills and valleys, dales and field,
Or woods or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the rocks 5
And see the shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow rivers, to whose falls
Melodious birds sing madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of roses
And a thousand fragrant posies, 10
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroider` d all with leaves of myrtle.
A gown made of the finest wool,
Which from our pretty lambs we pull,
Fair lined slippers for the cold, 15
With buckles of the purest gold.
A belt of straw and ivy buds
With coral clasps and amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me and be my Love.20
Thy silver dishes for thy meat
As precious as the gods do eat,
Shall on an ivory table be
Prepared each day for thee and me.
The shepherd swains shall dance and sing25
For thy delight each May - morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me and be my Love.
Which line suggests that it is no guarantee that the woman being wooed by the shepherd will come to live with him?
A. "Come live with me and be my love."
B. "And I will make thee beds of roses"
C. "And if these pleasures may thee move,"
D. "The shepherd swains shall dance and sing"
1 answer
The line that suggests it is no guarantee that the woman being wooed by the shepherd will come to live with him is:
C. "And if these pleasures may thee move,"
This line implies that her decision to live with him is contingent upon whether the pleasures he describes are appealing to her.
