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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LOST WORLD OF ADONIS, by PRAXILLA Poet's Biography First Line: I lose the sunlight, lovely above all else Last Line: Ripe gourds, and fruit of apple-tree and pear. Alternate Author Name(s): Praxilla Of Sicyo | |||
I LOSE the sunlight, lovely above all else; Bright stars I loved the next, and the moon's face, Ripe gourds, and fruit of apple-tree and pear. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: OAKS TUTT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS A HYMN [TO THE NAME AND] IN HONOR OF SAINT TERESA by RICHARD CRASHAW FROM THE IONIAN ISLANDS by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES MAUBERLEY: 5. MEDALLION by EZRA POUND SABBATH MORNING by L. DALE AHERN |
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