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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MUTABILITY, by IBN HAZM Poet's Biography First Line: Let not my jealous foes Last Line: A crown upon a king. Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn Hazm Al-andalusi; Abdalusi, Ibn Hazm Al- | |||
Let not my jealous foes Exult in my disgrace, For Fortune comes and goes Nor tarries in one place. A free man is like gold Now cast for hammering, But presently, behold! A crown upon a king. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BANKS O' DOON by ROBERT BURNS AELLA: MINSTREL'S MARRIAGE-SONG by THOMAS CHATTERTON AN ODE TO THE RAIN by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE TO A MISTRESS DYING by WILLIAM DAVENANT SONNETS OF MANHOOD: SONNET 25. 'SOMETHING WAS WANTING' by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |
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