This poem discusses how black used to not be considered beautiful but now has become the successor to beauty. It argues that with the rise of artificial beauty through things like makeup, true natural beauty has lost its name and power, and is instead profaned. The poet says their mistress has raven black eyes, which seem suited for mourning this loss of real beauty due to false estimations of beauty through artificial means like makeup.
This poem discusses how black used to not be considered beautiful but now has become the successor to beauty. It argues that with the rise of artificial beauty through things like makeup, true natural beauty has lost its name and power, and is instead profaned. The poet says their mistress has raven black eyes, which seem suited for mourning this loss of real beauty due to false estimations of beauty through artificial means like makeup.
This poem discusses how black used to not be considered beautiful but now has become the successor to beauty. It argues that with the rise of artificial beauty through things like makeup, true natural beauty has lost its name and power, and is instead profaned. The poet says their mistress has raven black eyes, which seem suited for mourning this loss of real beauty due to false estimations of beauty through artificial means like makeup.
This poem discusses how black used to not be considered beautiful but now has become the successor to beauty. It argues that with the rise of artificial beauty through things like makeup, true natural beauty has lost its name and power, and is instead profaned. The poet says their mistress has raven black eyes, which seem suited for mourning this loss of real beauty due to false estimations of beauty through artificial means like makeup.