IN this beloved marble view Above the works and thoughts of Man, What Nature could, but would not, do, And Beauty and Canova can! Beyond Imagination's power, Beyond the Bard's defeated art, With Immortality her dower, Behold the Helen of the heart! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEAR ELIZABETH: (FOR ELIZABETH DIFIORE) by KAREN SWENSON FOR LAUREL AND HARDY ON MY WORKROOM WALL by DAVID WAGONER THE DIRTY OLD MAN by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM A VIEW ACROSS THE ROMAN CAMPAGNA by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE BEGGAR'S HOLIDAY, FR. BEGGAR'S BUSH by JOHN FLETCHER MY LITTLE DREAMS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON LINES TO A BEAUTIFUL AND BUS-RIDING LADY by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |