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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ARCHEANASSA, by ASCLEPIADES OF SAMOS Poet's Biography First Line: Archeanassa lieth here Last Line: Through what a fire you passed! Alternate Author Name(s): Asklepiades Of Samos Subject(s): Courtesans; Graves; Tombs; Tombstones | |||
ARCHEANASSA lieth here The courtesan from Colophon, Whose wrinkled cheeks and sere Were still sweet Eros' throne. Ah! lovers who in bygone time Gathered the buds unfolding fast Of that fresh vernal prime, Through what a fire you passed! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SURVIVOR AMONG GRAVES by RANDALL JARRELL SUBJECTED EARTH by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE GRAVE OF MRS. HEMANS by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER THOSE GRAVES IN ROME by LARRY LEVIS NOT TO BE DWELLED ON by HEATHER MCHUGH ONE LAST DRAW OF THE PIPE by PAUL MULDOON ETRUSCAN TOMB by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ENDING WITH A LINE FROM LEAR by MARVIN BELL A TOMB BY THE SEA by ASCLEPIADES OF SAMOS |
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