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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET, by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The song itself! Thus the bright-templed rhyme Last Line: In this black ink his love shall still shine bright. Alternate Author Name(s): Blunden, Edmund Subject(s): Publishing; Smart, Christopher (1722-1771); Publishers | |||
On Receiving from the Clarendon Press the New Facsimile Edition of Christopher Smart's "Song to David" 1763 THE Song itself! Thus the bright-templed rhyme Before the secret-smiling author came; Thus stood the page where thus he wrote his name With instinct of his triumph over time! It is a mantle fit for such a man, And humble Fletcher* of St. Paul's Churchyard Knew what perhaps none but a master can And in his own gift understood the bard. Now Oxford, Time's delight, with joy renews Whate'er his press achieved of strength and grace Meet for the symmetry of a great Muse, And the old friend returns with an old face. Thrice-happy Christopher's evangel light! In this black ink his love shall still shine bright. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AS YOU LIKE IT by ALICE NOTLEY THE ASSOCIATE by LOUIS SIMPSON SUN THE BLOND OUT by ANNE WALDMAN THE DOUBLE STANDARD by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS ON CREECH THE BOOKSELLER by ROBERT BURNS A PUBLISHER TO HIS CLIENT by GEORGE GORDON BYRON TO MR. MURRAY (2) by GEORGE GORDON BYRON TO THE PUBLISHER OF 'THE MONTHLY REVIEW' by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON TO AN EDITOR (ON THE RETURN OF A MANUSCRIPT) by WILLIAM STEWARD GORDON ALMSWOMEN by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |
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