Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SIRO DELMONICO, by SAMUEL WARD First Line: He lieth low whose constant art Last Line: Than siro's memorable feasts. Alternate Author Name(s): W., S. G. Subject(s): Dancing & Dancers; Feasts; New York City - 19th Century | ||||||||
He lieth low whose constant art For years the daily feasts purveyed Of wayfarers from every mart, The Paladins of every trade. And yet to-night gay music stirs The halls he strolled through yestere'en, And mantles high the wine that spurs The revellers by him unseen. Le Roi est mort! Vive le Roi! One leader drops, another comes; On flows the dance,a stream of joy Staccatoed by the muffled drums That soon for us shall mark the tread Of mourning friends and chanting priests. Ah! there are other banquets spread Than Siro's memorable feasts. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BRONX, 1818 by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE ODE TO FORTUNE by FITZ-GREENE HALLECK MANHATTAN ARMING by WALT WHITMAN FITZ-GREENE HALLECK, AT THE UNVEILING OF HIS STATUE by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER CITY LYRICS by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS TO THE LADY IN THE CHIMSETTE WITH BLACK BUTTONS by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS TWO WOMEN by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS THE 'STAY AT HOME'S' PLAINT, 1878 by GEORGE AUGUSTUS BAKER JR. |
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