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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Author: marini, Matches Found: 19 Al-marini Of Almeria, Ben Safar 4 poems available by this author GUADALQUIVIR IN FLOOD First Line: A squall came over the river NIGHT OF LOVE First Line: When the sun bowed low Last Line: Hold back the hour of sundering! TIDE IN THE GUADALQUIVIR First Line: When the west wind ripped the river's tunic Last Line: To hide under its veil VALLEY OF ALMERIA First Line: Valley of almeria! Last Line: Or the skin of a cutlass fish Marini, Giambattista Poet's Biography Alternate Author Name(s): Marino, Giambattista; Marino, Giovanni Battista 15 poems available by this author APOLLO AND DAPHNE Poem Text First Line: When phoebus saw a rugged bark beguile Last Line: Where he expected fruit he gathers leaves. Subject(s): Apollo; Daphne (mythology); Mythology - Classical BEAUTIFUL SLAVE First Line: Black, yes, but beautiful. Sweet paradox Last Line: But whose dark eyes shine brighter than your day Subject(s): African Americans - Women; Beauty; Love - Cultural Differences; Slavery BURNING TOGETHER Poem Text First Line: Lady, to death we're doom'd our crime the same! Last Line: In my heart thou wilt burn, I roast before thine eyes -- COMMANDED BY HIS MISTRESS TO WOO FOR HER Poem Text First Line: Strange kind of love! That knows no president Last Line: To love I seem not, 'cause I love too much. Subject(s): Courtship DESCRIPTION OF BEAUTY First Line: O beauty (bleams, nay, flame) LA GALERIA, SELS. LET OTHERS SING OF MARS AND OF HIS HOST LIPS AND EYES First Line: In celia's face a question did arise Last Line: Weeping or smiling pearles to celia's face Subject(s): Beauty; Hearts; Love LOVE LYRIC First Line: That pair of gleaming snakes Last Line: Cruelly wounding others, your deaf ear takes %no prayers, tears, heartbreaks Subject(s): Love; Scottish Translations LOVE LYRIC First Line: My hidden treasure is love Last Line: For this, alas, all schools of love can teach: %a sigh in itself is speech Subject(s): Love; Scottish Translations MADRIGAL XI Poem Text First Line: Love now no fire hath left him Last Line: Of love, burne both together. Subject(s): Love MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS First Line: Yet on the other side, faine would he start Last Line: Intangles his lost thoughts, past getting out SOSPETTO D'HEROID [D'HERODE] (THE SUSPICION OF HEROD) First Line: Muse, now the servant of soft loves no more Last Line: So much? Rude shepheards. What his steeds? Alas %poore beasts! A slow oxe, and a simple asse Variant Title(s): Herod's Suspicion Subject(s): Devil; Herod The Great (73-4 B.c.); Jesus Christ - Childhood And Youth TO A BLIND MAN IN LOVE Poem Text First Line: Lover, than love more blind, whose bold thoughts dare Last Line: Could guard, hop'st thou to keep thine, who hast none? Subject(s): Blindness; Love; Visually Handicapped UNHAPPY MAN, AS SOON AS HE IS BORN |
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