Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LIVING BOOK, by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES Poet's Biography First Line: This bears the seal of immortality Last Line: It follows every one, as if by name. Alternate Author Name(s): Roge, Mme. Subject(s): Bible | ||||||||
THIS bears the seal of immortality, For every soul that reads it feels the search Of answering thought, and thousands there may be Saying at once, "How straight that looks at me!" Nor child nor fool it leaveth in the lurch; But, like the eyes that mark great Guido's fame, It follows every one, as if by name. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...O TO BE A DRAGON by MARIANNE MOORE BIBLICAL MEDITATIONS by YEHUDA AMICHAI KING DAVID DANCES by JOHN BERRYMAN THE DREAM SONGS: 234. THE CARPENTER'S SON by JOHN BERRYMAN THE DREAM SONGS: 47. APRIL FOOL'S DAY, OR, ST MARY OF EGYPT by JOHN BERRYMAN A CHARACTER by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES |
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