Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ST. BARTHOLOMEW, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: He bore an agony whereof the name Last Line: Hath made his fellows quail. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Bartholomew, Saint (1st Century); Saints | ||||||||
HE bore an agony whereof the name Hath turned his fellows pale: But what if God should call us to the same, Should call, and we should fail? Nor earth nor sea could swallow up our shame, Nor darkness draw a veil: For he endured that agony whose name Hath made his fellows quail. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ST. AGNES' EVE by KENNETH FEARING THINKING ABOUT PAUL CELAN by DENISE LEVERTOV THE TEMPTATIONS OF SAINT ANTHONY by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY EL SANTO NINO DE ATOCHA by PAT MORA LA SAGRADA FAMILIA by PAT MORA THE VISITATION / LA VISITACION by PAT MORA NUESTRA SENORA DE LA ANUNCIACION by PAT MORA 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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