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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 3. BEAUTY UNLOOKED FOR, by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) First Line: Not sweeter was the breast of venus white Last Line: Where silver ripples chime on english shore. Subject(s): Beauty | |||
Not sweeter was the breast of Venus white, Or bloom of Helen, soft in Grecian air, Or outpoured glory of the coal-black hair That maddened Antony with fierce delight, Than beauty bursting forth to sudden sight Within our streets, and making fog-banks fair. Not all our London dreariest mists impair The glory of mist-piercing glances bright. One may meet Daphne or a Grecian maid By Thames, within some oak or beechen glade: One may find Psyche 'mid the wild streets' roar. Or, seeking not so pure and sweet a form, Clasp suddenly the breast of Venus warm Where silver ripples chime on English shore. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 14 by CONRAD AIKEN DIVINELY SUPERFLUOUS BEAUTY by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE BEAUTY OF THINGS by ROBINSON JEFFERS HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS LIFE FROM THE LIFELESS by ROBINSON JEFFERS REARMAMENT by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHANE ONEILLS CAIRN by ROBINSON JEFFERS A GIFT OF SPRING by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |
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