Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ASPECTA MEDUSA, by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Andromeda, by perseus saved and wed Last Line: Its shadow upon life enough for thee. Alternate Author Name(s): Rossetti, Gabriel Charles Dante Subject(s): Andromeda (mythology); Mythology - Classical; Perseus | ||||||||
ANDROMEDA, by Perseus saved and wed, Hankered each day to see the Gorgon's head: Till o'er a fount he held it, bade her lean, And mirrored in the wave was safely seen That death she lived by. Let not thine eyes know Any forbidden thing itself, although It once should save as well as kill: but be Its shadow upon life enough for thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PERSEUS by FREDERICK LOUIS MACNEICE DANAE AND PERSEUS by SIMONIDES OF CEOS FOUND' (FOR A PICTURE) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI A LITTLE WHILE by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI A SEA-SPELL (FOR A PICTURE) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI A TRIP TO PARIS AND BELGIUM: 16. ANTWERP TO GHENT by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |
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