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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GLOTTO'S TOWER, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: How many lives, made beautiful and sweet Last Line: But wanting still the glory of the spire. Subject(s): Architecture & Architects; Florence, Italy | |||
How many lives, made beautiful and sweet By self-devotion and by self-restraint, Whose pleasure is to run without complaint On unknown errands of the Paraclete, Wanting the reverence of unshodden feet, Fail of the nimbus which the artists paint Around the shining forehead of the saint, And are in their completeness incomplete! In the old Tuscan town stands Giotto's tower, The lily of Florence blossoming in stone, -- A vision, a delight, and a desire, -- The builder's perfect and centennial flower, That in the night of ages bloomed alone, But wanting still the glory of the spire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FLORENCE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS VIGNETTES OVERSEAS: 8. FLORENCE by SARA TEASDALE FRA LIPPO LIPPI by ROBERT BROWNING THE STATUE AND THE BUST by ROBERT BROWNING TROILUS AND CRESSIDA [CRISEYDE]: BOOK 1. CANTUS TROILI by GEOFFREY CHAUCER |
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