Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LAMENT OF KING ARTASHES WHEN DYING, by GREGORY Poet's Biography First Line: Who gave to me the blazing fire Last Line: Loud blew the trump and beat the drum? Alternate Author Name(s): Gregory Of Narek; Gregory The Master; Gregory, Narekatzi Subject(s): Artaxias (2d Century B.c.); Artashes (2d Century B.c.) | ||||||||
Who gave to me the blazing fire And the bright morn of New Year's Day, The lightsome gambols of the hinds, The mighty boundings of the stags -- To us, that in the days of yore Loud blew the trump and beat the drum? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A HERMITAGE by GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS EVENING by GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS MORNING by GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS THE MARRIED AND THE SINGLE; A FRAGMENT by GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS THE PRIESTLY OFFICE by GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS TO GOD by GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS L.E.L.'S LAST QUESTION by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING FREEDOM AND LOVE by THOMAS CAMPBELL |
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