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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ERINNA, by ANTIPATER OF SIDON Poet's Biography First Line: Brief is erinna's song, her lowly lay Last Line: Of rooks in the april sky! Alternate Author Name(s): Antipatros Of Sidon Subject(s): Erinna (4th Century B.c.) | |||
BRIEF is Erinna's song, her lowly lay, Yet there the Muses sing; Therefore her memory doth not pass away, Hid by Night's shadowy wing! But we, -- new countless poets, -- heaped and hurled All in oblivion lie; Better the swan's chant than a windy world Of rooks in the April sky! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PREFACE TO ERINNA'S POEMS by ANTIPATER OF SIDON PREFACE TO ERINNA'S POEMS by ASCLEPIADES OF SAMOS ERINNA by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON ERINNA TO SAPPHO by EDUARD FRIEDRICH MORIKE ON ERINNA by LEONIDAS OF TARENTUM ANACREON by ANTIPATER OF SIDON ARETEMIAS by ANTIPATER OF SIDON |
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