The Concubine is a poem written by William Julius Mickle in 1767. It is divided into two cantos and is written in the style of Edmund Spenser. The poem tells the story of a concubine who is caught between her love for a nobleman and her duty to the king. The concubine is torn between her loyalty to her lover and her desire to do what is right for her country. The poem is filled with vivid imagery and rich language, and it explores themes of love,...