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‘Sonnet 153,’ also known as ‘Cupid laid by his brand and fell asleep,’ describes the speaker’s attempts to cure his lovesickness. He eventually fails and returns to the Dark Lady. Read Poem
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Confused and conflicted, Psyche turns on a lamp one night as her husband lies next to her. When she sees the beautiful Cupid asleep on her bed, she weeps for her lack of faith. Cupid awakens and deserts her because Love cannot live where there is no trust.
Cupid in Early Modern Literature and Culture. Introduction. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2010. Jane Kingsley-Smith. Show author details. Chapter. Get access. Summary. In John Donne's lyric poem ‘Loves Deitie’ the speaker expresses nostalgia for a time before Cupid: I long to talke with some old lovers ghost,
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