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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COLOGNE; EPIGRAM, by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In koln, a town of monks and bones Last Line: Shall henceforth wash the river rhine? Variant Title(s): Epigram;expectoration The Second Subject(s): Cologne, Germany; Hate; Smells; Odors; Aromas; Fragrances | |||
IN Koln, a town of monks and bones, And pavements fanged with murderous stones, And rags, and hags, and hideous wenches, -- I counted two-and-seventy stenches, All well-defined and several stinks! Ye nymphs that reign o'er sewers and sinks, The river Rhine, it is well known, Doth wash your city of Cologne; But tell me, nymphs! what power divine Shall henceforth wash the river Rhine? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FRAGRANT HANDS by FAIZ AHMED FAIZ A BREAD AND BUTTER LETTER by KENNETH REXROTH THE PRODIGAL by ELIZABETH BISHOP AMORETTI: 64 by EDMUND SPENSER THE LADY'S DRESSING ROOM by JONATHAN SWIFT FRAGRANCE by MAGDELEN EDEN BOYLE A CHILD'S EVENING PRAYER by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE A DAY DREAM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE A THOUGHT SUGGESTED BY A VIEW, OF SADDLEBACK IN CUMBERLAND by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |
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