and nowhere more obviously than in that final, para-rhymed couplet, where, having quoted the injunction, Noli me tangere, the hind describes herself as "wild for to hold". This instantly transports us to a hinterland of erotic excitement, and registers the extent of the poet's loss and hurt, now that the King has claimed [Thomas] Wyatt's dear as his own. Whoso List to Hunt
from Carol Rumens: The Guardian: Books blog: Poem of the week: Whoso List to Hunt by Thomas Wyatt
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