Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SOUTH OF THE POTOMAC, by ELINOR WYLIE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Wild honey in the honey-comb Last Line: Imperial as tyre. Alternate Author Name(s): Benet, William Rose, Mrs. Subject(s): Antiquities | ||||||||
Wild honey in the honey-comb, And swarms of golden bees, These are as sumptuous as Rome, Rich as the Chersonese. Not Tamburlain's Persepolis Nor vaulted Ctesiphon Were jewelled as this serpent is Which stretches in the sun. And this red earth beneath my hand, Which burns my hand like fire, Is barbarous as Samarcand, Imperial as Tyre. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CYPRUS VASE by ROSALIND TRAVERS ROMAN ANTIQUITIES DISCOVERED AT BISHOPSTONE, HEREFORDSHIRE by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ODE TO ANTIQUITY by JOHN CLARE AT THE RED CLIFF I PONDER OVER ANTIQUITY by SU SHIH BRONZE TRUMPETS AND SEA WATER; ON TURNING LATIN VERSE INTO ENGLISH by ELINOR WYLIE |
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