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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BEACON; A MUSICAL DRAMA, by JOANNA BAILLIE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Up! Quit thy bower! Late wears the hour Last Line: May bring good fortune ere the night. Subject(s): Day; Fortune | |||
Up! quit thy bower, late wears the hour; Long have the rooks caw'd round thy tower; On flower and tree, loud hums the bee; The wilding kid sports merrily: A day so bright, so fresh, so clear, Shineth when good fortune's near. Up! Lady fair, and braid thy hair, And rouze thee in the breezy air; The lulling stream, that sooth'd thy dream, Is dancing in the sunny beam; And hours so sweet, so bright, so gay, Will waft good fortune on its way. Up! time will tell; the friar's bell Its service-sound hath chimed well; The aged crone keeps house alone, And reapers to the fields are gone; The active day so boon and bright, May bring good fortune ere the night. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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