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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PAN'S PIPING, by ALCAEUS OF MESSENE Poet's Biography First Line: Breathe music, o pan that goest on the mountains Last Line: Rhythm let the inspired foot of these water-nymphs keep falling free. Subject(s): Mythology - Classical; Pan (mythology) | |||
BREATHE music, O Pan that goest on the mountains, with thy sweet lips, breathe delight into thy pastoral reed, pouring song from the musical pipe, and make the melody sound in tune with the choral words; and about thee to the pulse of the rhythm let the inspired foot of these water-nymphs keep falling free. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE DEAD PAN by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING CHANSON INNOCENTE: 1, FR. TULIPS by EDWARD ESTLIN CUMMINGS HYMN OF PAN by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY IDYLL 3. THE TEACHER TAUGHT by BION THE DAIRYMAIDS TO PAN by GORDON BOTTOMLEY PAN IN PANDEMONIUM by BERTON BRALEY PAN AND LUNA by ROBERT BROWNING ACROSS THE FIELDS TO ANNE by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON PHILIP, KING OF MACEDON by ALCAEUS OF MESSENE THE GRAVE OF HOMER by ALCAEUS OF MESSENE TO HENRY LINCOLN JOHNSON - LAWYER by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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