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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GRECIAN KINDNESS: A SONG, by JOHN WILMOT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The utmost grace the greeks could shew Last Line: Lulled her asleep, and then grew drunk. Alternate Author Name(s): Rochester, 2d Earl Of Subject(s): Greece; Kindness; Greeks | |||
The utmost grace the Greeks could show, When to the Trojans they grew kind, Was with their arms to let 'em go And leave their lingering wives behind. They beat the men, and burnt the town: Then all the baggage was their own. There the kind deity of wine Kissed the soft wanton god of love; This clapped his wings, that pressed his vine, And their best powers united move; While each brave Greek embraced his punk, Lulled her asleep, and then grew drunk. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FLOWER NO MORE THAN ITSELF by LINDA GREGG ALMA IN ALL SEASONS by LINDA GREGG ALMA IN THE DARK by LINDA GREGG ALMA TO HER SISTER by LINDA GREGG ALONE WITH THE GODDESS by LINDA GREGG APHRODITE AND THE NATURE OF ART by LINDA GREGG AS BEING IS ETERNAL by LINDA GREGG |
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