Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHARON, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In my cottage near the styx Last Line: Charon, cerberus, and co. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Charon; Death; Ferry Boats; Styx (river); Dead, The | ||||||||
In my cottage near the Styx Co. and Charon still combine Us to ferry o'er like bricks In a boat of chaste design. Cerberus, thou triple fair, Distance doth thy charms impair: Let the passage give to us Charon, Co., and Cerberus. CHORUS Now the passage gives us to Charon, Cerberus, and Co. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND 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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