Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET ON LEPANTO, by FERDINAND DE HERRERA Poet's Biography First Line: Deep sea, whose thundering waves in tumult roar Last Line: The youth of austria, and the might of spain. Alternate Author Name(s): Herrera, Fernando De Subject(s): Lepanto, Battle Of | ||||||||
DEEP sea, whose thundering waves in tumult roar, Call forth thy troubled spirit, -- bid him rise, And gaze, with terror pale, and hollow eyes, On floods all flashing fire, and red with gore. Lo! as in lists enclosed, on battle-floor Christian and Sarzan, life and death the prize, Join conflict: lo! the battered Paynim flies; The din, the smouldering flames, he braves no more. Go, bid thy deep-toned bass with voice of power Tell of this mightiest victory under sky, This deed of peerless valor's highest strain; And say a youth achieved the glorious hour, Hallowing thy gulf with praise that ne'er shall die, -- The youth of Austria, and the might of Spain. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SONG OF LEPANTO by LUIS DE GONGORA ODE ON THE DEFEAT OF KING SEBASTIAN OF PORTUGAL by FERDINAND DE HERRERA PEOPLE'S SURROUNDINGS by MARIANNE MOORE SONNET: 33 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE IDYLLS OF THE KING: THE HOLY GRAIL by ALFRED TENNYSON LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND: 10. THE FAIR by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 5. ALLAH-AL-KUDDUS by EDWIN ARNOLD STANZAS TO HELEN M-- M-- by BERNARD BARTON |
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