Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THORWALDSEN, by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: We often fail by searching far and wide Last Line: Thorwaldsen carved his lion at lucerne. Subject(s): Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844); Sculpture & Sculptors; Desiny; Thorwaldsen, Bertel | ||||||||
WE often fail by searching far and wide For what lies close at hand. To serve our turn We ask fair wind and favorable tide. From the dead Danish sculptor let us learn To make Occasion, not to be denied: Against the sheer, precipitous mountain-side Thorwaldsen carved his Lion at Lucerne. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE STATUE OF LORD BYRON (2) by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER AFTER THE RAIN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ALPINE PICTURE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ODE ON THE UNVEILING OF THE SHAW MEMORIA BOSTON COMMON, MAY 31, 1897 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH APPRECIATION by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH BABY BELL by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH BEFORE THE RAIN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH BY THE POTOMAC by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH FREDERICKSBURG by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH GUILIELMUS REX by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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