|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PHILIP, KING OF MACEDON, by ALCAEUS OF MESSENE Poet's Biography First Line: Unwept, unburied, traveller, we lie here Last Line: But philip, that brave soul, ran quicker still. Subject(s): Cowardice; Philip V, King Of Macedon (238-179 B.c.) | |||
UNWEPT, unburied, traveller, we lie here Three myriad men, on this Thessalian hill, A grief to Macedon. Fast runs a deer, But Philip, that brave soul, ran quicker still. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GRAVE OF HOMER by ALCAEUS OF MESSENE SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 5 by CONRAD AIKEN A MAN'S VOCATION IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS by JAMES GALVIN A VOYAGE TO CYTHERA by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE A BETTER RESURRECTION by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ON LYNN TERRACE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE OLD BRIDGE by AUGUSTE ANGELLIER THE CLOUDS: THE OLD EDUCATION by ARISTOPHANES PERSISTENCY OF POETRY by MATTHEW ARNOLD |
| |