Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AH! CEASE - THOSE FRUITLESS TEARS RESTRAIN, by PIETRO METASTASIO Poet's Biography Last Line: Acquired in dangers past Alternate Author Name(s): Trapassi, Pietro Antonio Domenico Subject(s): Perseverance | ||||||||
AH! cease''"those fruitless tears restrain, I go misfortune to defy, To smile at fate with proud disdain, To triumph''"not to die! I with fresh laurels go to crown My closing days at last, Securing all the bright renown Acquired in dangers past | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART by EDWARD FIELD DON'T FRET NOW by SIMON J. ORTIZ MATISSE TOO by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER COMPENSATION by RICHARD ALDINGTON THE DEAD RIDE FAST by RICHARD PALMER BLACKMUR CANTATA DELLO STRESSO by PIETRO METASTASIO ELEGIAC SONNET: 17. CANTATA: 13, SELECTION by PIETRO METASTASIO |
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