▁The ▁poem ▁by ▁Rog ers ▁was ▁a ▁favour ite ▁of ▁T enn ys on ' s ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁sexual ▁element ▁that ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁T enn ys on ; ▁both ▁po ems ▁describe ▁a ▁woman ▁long ing ▁for ▁her ▁lo ver ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁isolated ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁capt ive ▁state . ▁There ▁are ▁probably ▁intent ional ▁e chos ▁of ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet ▁and ▁Me asure ▁for ▁Me asure ▁within ▁the ▁poem , ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁play ▁being ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁Mar iana ' s ▁character . ▁The ▁reference ▁to ▁Ly c idas ▁is ▁minor ▁and ▁is ▁more ▁likely ▁a ▁generic ▁phrase ▁than ▁a ▁direct ▁use ▁of ▁Mil ton ' s ▁poem . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁ ▁Jon athon ▁W ear worth ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁career , ▁" The ▁poem ▁[ Mar iana ] ▁is ▁an ▁out standing ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁primitive ▁ideal ▁that ▁is ▁T enn ys on ' s ▁take ▁on ▁life ▁in ▁all ▁its ▁worth less ness ." ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁early ▁review ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁West min ster ▁Review , ▁J . ▁Fox ▁pra ises ▁the ▁dep iction ▁of ▁women ▁within ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Po ems , ▁Chief ly ▁L yr ics ▁and ▁says ▁that ▁T enn ys on ' s ▁" port ra its ▁are ▁del icate , ▁his ▁li ken esses ▁[...] ▁perfect , ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁life , ▁character , ▁and ▁individual ity . ▁They ▁are ▁nicely ▁ass orted ▁also ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁different ▁grad ations ▁of