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PILLARED ARCH AND SCULPTURED TOWER by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH

Poet Analysis


Pillared arch and sculptured tower
Of Ilium have had their hour
The dust of many a king is blown
On the winds from zone to zone
Many a warrior sleeps unknown.
Time and Death hold each in thrall.
Yet is Love the lord of all
Still does Helen's beauty stir
Because a poet sang of her!




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