Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IPECACUANHA, by GEORGE CANNING Poet's Biography First Line: Coughing in a shady grove Last Line: "my damon, I am sick.'" Subject(s): Sickness; Illness | ||||||||
Coughing in a shady grove Sat my Juliana, Lozenges I gave my love, Ipecacuanha -- Full twenty from the lozenge box The greedy nymph did pick; Then, sighing sadly, said to me -- "My Damon, I am sick.' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL AFTERNOON AT MACDOWELL by JANE KENYON HAVING IT OUT WITH MELANCHOLY by JANE KENYON SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES THE FRIEND OF HUMANITY AND THE KNIFE-GRINDER by GEORGE CANNING |
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