Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MADRIGAL, by WILLIAM DRUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The beauty and the life Last Line: Cried, ah! And can death enter paradise? Alternate Author Name(s): Drummond, William Subject(s): Sleep | ||||||||
THE beauty and the life Of life's and beauty's fairest paragon -- O tears! O grief! -- hung at a feeble thread To which pale Atropos had set her knife; The soul with many a groan Had left each outward part, And now did take his last leave of the heart: Naught else did want, save death, ev'n to be dead; When the afflicted band about her bed, Seeing so fair him come in lips, cheeks, eyes, Cried, ah! and can death enter paradise? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOU'S SWEET TO YO' MAMMY JES DE SAME by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 3 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 22 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 34 by JAMES JOYCE GOING TO SLEEP by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN THE BLUE NAP by WILLIAM MATTHEWS FOR THE BAPTIST by WILLIAM DRUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEN |
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