Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OEDIPUS: SONG TO APOLLO, by JOHN DRYDEN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Phoebus, god belov'd by men Last Line: Tho' he burst with the weight of the terrible god. Subject(s): Apollo; Goddesses & Gods; Morning; Mythology; Mythology - Classical; Prophecy & Prophets; Singing & Singers; Songs | ||||||||
Phoebus, God belov'd by men; At thy dawn, ev'ry Beast is rouz'd in his Den; At thy Setting, all the Birds of thy absence complain, And we dye, all dye till the morning comes again, Phoebus, God belov'd by men! Idol of the Eastern Kings, Awful as the God who flings His Thunder round, and the Lightning wings; God of Songs, and Orphean Strings, Who to this mortal bosom brings All harmonious heav'nly Things! Thy drouzie Prophet to revive, Ten thousand thousand forms before him drive; With Chariots and Horses all o' Fire awake him, Convulsions, and Furies, and Prophesies shake him: Let him tell it in Groans, tho' he bend with the load, Tho' he burst with the weight of the terrible God. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE APOLLO TRIO by CONRAD AIKEN BAD GIRL SINGING by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 4 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 5 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY A SONG FOR ST. CECILIA'S DAY by JOHN DRYDEN A SONG TO A FAIR YOUNG LADY GOING OUT OF TOWN IN THE SPRING by JOHN DRYDEN |
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