Since Persia fell at Marathon, The yellow years have gathered fast; Long centuries have come and gone. And yet (they say) the place will don A phantom fury of the past, Since Persia fell at Marathon' And as of old, when Helicon Trembled andc swayed with rapture vast (Long centuries have come and gone), This ancient plain, when night comes on, Shakes to a ghostly battle-blast, Since Persia fell at Marathon. But into soundless Acheron The glory of Greek shame was cast: Long centuries have come and gone, The suns of Hellas have all shone, The first has fallen to the last: -- Since Persia fell at Marathon, Long centuries have come and gone. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CAVALIER TUNES: MARCHING ALONG by ROBERT BROWNING THE MASK by CLARISSA SCOTT DELANY THE WAY THROUGH THE WOODS by RUDYARD KIPLING THE LAY OF THE LOVER'S FRIEND by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN THE OUTLAW'S SONG by JOANNA BAILLIE OF CAUTION by FRANCESCO DA BARBERINI THE DAY AFTER THE WAR by JAMES MADISON BELL |