Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ALL SAINTS: MARTYRS, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Once slain for him who first was slain for them Last Line: One god, the father, son, and holy ghost. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Martyrs | ||||||||
ONCE slain for Him who first was slain for them, Now made alive in Him for evermore, All luminous and lovely in their gore, With no more buffeting winds or tides to stem, The Martyrs look for New Jerusalem; And cry 'How long?' remembering all they bore, 'How long?' with heart and eyes sent on before Toward consummated throne and diadem. 'How long?' White robes are given to their desire; 'How long?' deep rest that is and is to be; With a great promise of the oncoming host, Loves to their love and fires to flank their fire: So rest they, worshiping incessantly One God, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE READER OF THE SENTENCES by NORMAN DUBIE TO THE MARTYRED by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON HE GOADS HIMSELF by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE BOOK OF MARTYRS by EMILY DICKINSON THE LITANY: 10. THE MARTYRS by JOHN DONNE SONNET: 18. ON THE LATE MASSACRE IN PIEDMONT by JOHN MILTON THE HYMNARY: 403. MARTYRS by ADAM OF SAINT VICTOR EPISTLES ON THE CHARACTER AND CONDITION OF WOMEN: 3 by LUCY AIKEN IN EMULATION OF MR. COWLEYS POEM CALL'D THE MOTTO by MARY ASTELL IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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