Song to Celia

by Ben Jonson
Mancao, Karl Wayne
Pastrana, Andres
Sadain, Lian Irvin
2Bio6
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%,
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%,
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere
It co(ld not "it#ered be+
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear,
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+

.+,#e %oe!
contains t"o /2 0
stanzas+
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%,
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%,
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere
It co(ld not "it#ered be+
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear,
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+

2+ ,#ere are eig#t

/50 lines %er
stan6a+
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes, .
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine& 2
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%, 7
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+ 8
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise 9
Dot# as a drin divine& 6
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%, :
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+ 5
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#, .
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee 2
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere 7
It co(ld not "it#ered be+ 8
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e, 9
And sent)st it bac to !e& 6
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear, :
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+ 5

7+ ,#e ;rst "ord in

eac# line starts
"it# a capital
letter+
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&
Or leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%,
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+
T#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%,
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,
Not so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere
It co(ld not "it#ered be+
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear,
Not o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+

8+ ,#e only "ord

t#at is capitalized
inside t#e %oe! is
<Jove)s+=
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%,
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&
B(t !ig#t I o* Joves nectar s(%,
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere
It co(ld not "it#ered be+
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear,
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+

9+ ,#e long sounds in t#e %oe! are>

a? a, c#ange, late
e? !e, leave, t#ee, "reat#, be,
breat#e
i? t#ine, eyes, I, !ine, "ine, rise,
divine, !ig#t
o? so(l, Jove)s, rosy, so, #o%e, gro"s

'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%,
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%,
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere
It co(ld not "it#ered be+
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear,
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+

6+ ,#e rhyme scheme in t#e %oe! is>

A D
B 2
C @
B 2
A D
B 2
C @
B 2
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes, A
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine& B
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%, C
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+ B
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise A
Dot# as a drin divine& B
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%, C
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+ B
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#, D
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee 2
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere @
It co(ld not "it#ered be+ 2
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e, D
And sent)st it bac to !e& 2
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear, @
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+ 2

:+ Stan6a co(ld be taen

a%art even *(rt#er into %air
o* lines "#erein t#e ;rst
line contains 5 syllales
"#ile t#e second contains
6 syllables+
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes, 5
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine& 6
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%, 5
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+ 6
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise 5
Dot# as a drin divine& 6
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%, 5
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+ 6
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#, 5
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee 6
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere 5
It co(ld not "it#ered be+ 6
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e, 5
And sent)st it bac to !e& 6
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear, 5
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+ 6

5+ Predo!inantly,
t#e %oe! (ses
one!syllale
"ord+
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%,
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%,
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,
-ot so !(c# honouring t#ee
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere
It co(ld not "ithered be+
B(t t#o( thereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear,
-ot o* itsel#, b(t t#ee+

A+ ,#e only "ord t#at

contains t#e most
numer o# syllales
is <#ono(ring+=
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%,
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%,
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,
-ot so !(c# honouring t#ee
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere
It co(ld not "it#ered be+
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear,
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+

.B+ ,#e tense (sed

%redo!inantly is
%resent tense
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%,
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%,
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere
It co(ld not "it#ered be+
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear,
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+

..+ $repositional phrases are *o(nd in t#e %oe!,

s(c# as>

to !eC+S.L. D S2L6
"it# t#ine eyesC+S.L.
"it# !ineC+S.L2
*or "ineC S.L8
*ro! t#e so(lCS.L9
o* Jove)s nectar s(%CS.L:
*or t#ineC+S.L5
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%,
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%,
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere
It co(ld not "it#ered be+
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear,
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+

.2+ ,#e %oe! (tili6es alliterations>

iss, c(%C+S.L7
t#o(, t#ereonC+S2L9
drin, divineC+S.L6
s!ells, s"earC+S2L:
rosy, "reat#C+S2L.

'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%,
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%,
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere
It co(ld not "it#ered be+
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear,
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+

.7+ ,#e %oe! (tili6es

personi%cation>
S.L9,6C++,#e so(l
t#irsts *or a drin
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%,
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%,
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere
It co(ld not "it#ered be+
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear,
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+

.8+ Lines 9 D6 o*
bot# stan6as are
recited "it# one
reath, no %a(se+
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,E
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&E
'r leave a issE b(t in t#e c(%,E
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+E
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&E
B(t !ig#t I o* Jove)s nectar s(%,E
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+E
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,E
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#eeE
As giving it a #o%e,E t#at t#ereE
It co(ld not "it#ered be+E
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&E
Since "#en it gro"s,E and s!ells,E I s"ear,E
-ot o* itsel*E, b(t t#ee+E

.6+ ,#e %oe! (tili6es

allusion>
Jove? anot#er na!e *or
J(%iter, t#e ing o* gods+
'1,23 24PLICA,I'-S
Song to Celia
Drin to !e only "it# t#ine eyes,
And I "ill %ledge "it# !ine&
'r leave a iss b(t in t#e c(%,
And I)ll not loo *or "ine+
,#e t#irst t#at *ro! t#e so(l dot# rise
Dot# as a drin divine&
B(t !ig#t I o* Joves nectar s(%,
I "o(ld not c#ange *or t#ine+
I sent t#ee late a rosy "reat#,
-ot so !(c# #ono(ring t#ee
As giving it a #o%e, t#at t#ere
It co(ld not "it#ered be+
B(t t#o( t#ereon didst only breat#e,
And sent)st it bac to !e&
Since "#en it gro"s, and s!ells, I s"ear,
-ot o* itsel*, b(t t#ee+