Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON TYING DAPHNE'S SHOE, by J. STUART BRYAN First Line: Tying her shoe, I knelt at daphne's feet Last Line: Cupid had bound me captive in her bows. Subject(s): Cupid; Eros | ||||||||
TYING her shoe, I knelt at Daphne's feet; My fumbling fingers found such service sweet, And lingered o'er the task till, when I rose, Cupid had bound me captive in her bows. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MESSAGE FROM THE SLEEPER AT HELL'S MOUTH: 6. ONESELF AT HELL'S MOUTH by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER SONNET: O HUSBAND! by ANNE WALDMAN EROS by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES CLEOMENS, OR THE SPARTAN HERO: SONG by JOHN DRYDEN A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 5. HIS DISCOURSE WITH CUPID by BEN JONSON CUPID MISTAKEN by MATTHEW PRIOR DEATH AND CUPID; AN ALLEGORY by JOHN GODFREY SAXE SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: TENNESSEE CLAFLIN SHOPE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |
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