To His Coy Mistress is also a love poem of a different persuasion. The
Both of these poems were written in the pre-1900's and have completely different views and opinions on women of this era. I'm going to start with a description of "The Beggar Woman".
The poem begins with a gentlemen who deliberately leaves his hunting group looking sex. He goes looking for a woman. The woman is considered something to be hunted as said in "For he himself had other game in view". He meets an attractive woman and makes his proposal "But her cheeks were fresh, and linen clean" " 'Mistress,' quoth he, 'and what if we two should retire a little way into the wood?". She appeared to have agreed to the mans proposal. But the she appears to be slowed down by the baby which is on her back, "For little Bobby, to her shoulders bound". The gentleman begins to get angry with the woman the woman gets scared "Still feared the coming of his company". Then she begins to lure the gentlemen into a false sense of security by taking him to a quiet place, "I know an unfrequented place. To the left hand". She sits down but the an excuse is made, "Sitting is not my usual trade". The gentleman realises that the women has a baby on her back he offers to untie the baby "Come I'll untie the knot, and if you means the child's we'll lay it bye". The women tricks the man into putting the baby on his back, "Were the child tied to me, d'ye think 'twould do?". The woman ties the baby to the gentlemen's back , and before the gentlemen knows what is happening the beggar women prepares to leave. Advising the gentlemen it may do him good to look after Bobby for a year or two before acquiring another baby, "But ere you get another, 'ten't amiss. To try a year or two how you'll keep this". There is a hint here although not explicit, that Bobby is the gentlemen's baby.
The poem begins with a gentlemen who deliberately leaves his hunting group looking sex. He goes looking for a woman. The woman is considered something to be hunted as said in "For he himself had other game in view". He meets an attractive woman and makes his proposal "But her cheeks were fresh, and linen clean" " 'Mistress,' quoth he, 'and what if we two should retire a little way into the wood?". She appeared to have agreed to the mans proposal. But the she appears to be slowed down by the baby which is on her back, "For little Bobby, to her shoulders bound". The gentleman begins to get angry with the woman the woman gets scared "Still feared the coming of his company". Then she begins to lure the gentlemen into a false sense of security by taking him to a quiet place, "I know an unfrequented place. To the left hand". She sits down but the an excuse is made, "Sitting is not my usual trade". The gentleman realises that the women has a baby on her back he offers to untie the baby "Come I'll untie the knot, and if you means the child's we'll lay it bye". The women tricks the man into putting the baby on his back, "Were the child tied to me, d'ye think 'twould do?". The woman ties the baby to the gentlemen's back , and before the gentlemen knows what is happening the beggar women prepares to leave. Advising the gentlemen it may do him good to look after Bobby for a year or two before acquiring another baby, "But ere you get another, 'ten't amiss. To try a year or two how you'll keep this". There is a hint here although not explicit, that Bobby is the gentlemen's baby.
