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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET: 1, by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thou art not lovelier than lilacs, no Last Line: I drink -- and live -- what has destroyed some men. Alternate Author Name(s): Boyd, Nancy; Boissevain, Eugen, Mrs. Variant Title(s): "thou Are Not Lovelier Than Lilacs,-no""; | |||
Thou art not lovelier than lilacs, -- no, Nor honeysuckle; thou art not more fair Than small white single poppies, -- I can bear Thy beauty; though I bend before thee, though From left to right, not knowing where to go, I turn my troubled eyes, nor here nor there Find any refuge from thee, yet I swear So has it been with mist, -- with moonlight so. Like him who day by day unto his draught Of delicate poison adds him one drop more Till he may drink unharmed the death of ten, Even so, inured to beauty, who have quaffed Each hour more deeply than the hour before, I drink -- and live -- what has destroyed some men. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALMS by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY ASSAULT by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY BURIAL by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY CITY TREES by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY EBB by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY ELAINE by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY ELEGY BEFORE DEATH by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY EXILED by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY FIRST FIG by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY GOD'S WORLD by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY |
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