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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GRANDEST BOAST, by DEANE SETTOON MERNAGH
First Line: Never do I hear a woman say
Last Line: "I am the mother of themistocles!"
Subject(s): Art & Artists
First Line: Never do I hear a woman say
Last Line: "I am the mother of themistocles!"
Subject(s): Art & Artists
Never do I hear a woman say
That she is author of a book or play,
Or hear her proudly boast of something great
Achieved in art, but thoughts of mine go straight
To her who said: "Ignobly born in Thrace,
I have not Grecian culture, caste, nor grace,
But let Greek women scorn me, if they please --
I am the mother of Themistocles!"
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