Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SWAN AND THE PEACOCK, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER


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THE SWAN AND THE PEACOCK, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Proud of his hundred eyes of glossy grain
Last Line: On cydnus rigg'd to meet mark antony.
Subject(s): Birds; Peacocks; Swans


Proud of his hundred eyes of glossy grain,
That watch'd in Argus once, but now are set
Firm in the streamers of his ample train,
The Peacock walks beside his lowlier mate;
Or stands apart, unfolding all his state!
While, on the surface of yon glassy lake,
A snow-white swan, with sinuous neck elate,
Ruffles his shifting plumes for beauty's sake;
One seems like some fair barge, the choice design
Of spotless fancies, for a maiden's joy,
To fare on summer-waters, when they shine;
While the other, swimming in his majesty,
Though on firm ground, that eastern bark might be,
On Cydnus rigg'd to meet Mark Antony.





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