Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 32. THERE'S NO DEFENCE AGAINST LOVE, by PHILIP AYRES Poet's Biography First Line: To sword and gun we steel oppose and bluff Last Line: There is no fence against his prot'stant flail. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
To sword and gun we steel oppose and buff, To bearded shafts a trusty coat of mail, But against Cupid's darts no armour's proof, There is no fence against his Prot'stant flail. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD ON A FAIR BEGGAR by PHILIP AYRES |
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