Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO ZANTE, by EDGAR ALLAN POE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Fair isle, that from the fairest of all flowers Last Line: "isola d'oro! Fior di levante!" Variant Title(s): Sonnet To Zante Subject(s): Zacynthus; Zante | ||||||||
FAIR isle, that from the fairest of all flowers, Thy gentlest of all gentle names dost take! How many memories of what radiant hours At sight of thee and thine at once awake! How many scenes of what departed bliss! How many thoughts of what entombed hopes! How many visions of a maiden that is No more, -- no more upon thy verdant slopes! No more! alas, that magical, sad sound Transforming all! Thy charms shall please no more, Thy memory no more! Accursed ground Henceforth I hold thy flower-enamelled shore, O hyacinthine isle! O purple Zante! "Isola d'oro! Fior di Levante!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ANNABEL LEE by EDGAR ALLAN POE BRIDAL BALLAD by EDGAR ALLAN POE CATHOLIC HYMN by EDGAR ALLAN POE EULALIE; A SONG by EDGAR ALLAN POE |
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