Everything you need to understand or teach On Monsieur's Departure.
"On Monsieur's Departure" is a poem attributed to Elizabeth I, Queen of England. Never published during her lifetime, the manuscript was found among the queen's effects around 1630, almost three decades after her death. The poem was likely written around 1582, at the time of the collapse of her marriage negotiations with the Duke of Anjou. It reflects the speaker's grief at the end of an unsuccessful love affair.