He who commends the vanquisht, speaks the Power, And glorifies the worthy Conquerer. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HIGH TIDE AT [OR, ON THE COAST OF] LINCOLNSHIRE by JEAN INGELOW VERSES WHY BURNT by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR TO GIOVANNI DA PISTOIA ON THE PAINTING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, 1509 by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI A MORTIFYING MISTAKE by ANNA MARIA PRATT THE MOTHERLAND by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH A WINTER PIECE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH NAMELESS PAIN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH GREAT THOUGHTS by PHILIP JAMES BAILEY MERCHANT ADVENTURERS (WITH ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO SIMEON STRUNSKY) by BERTON BRALEY |