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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MODERN JUDAS, by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE First Line: The type has never perished from the earth Last Line: And dark design of his satanic ways. Subject(s): Apostles; Betrayal; Bible; Judas Iscariot (d. 30 A.d.); Disciples, Twelve | |||
THE type has never perished from the earth, But has come down these twenty centuries Through ancient lands, across the western seas, Wherever God's new races found a birth; To-day his shriveled soul, devoid of mirth, Eager to sell his Christ for paltry fees And plunge the world in sadder tragedies, Is seen still plotting for the silver's worth: But all too slowly does his judgment come, And all too often we accord him praise; So masterly he barters for the sum, We scarcely know Judas of ancient days, We heed the silver, not the odium And dark design of his Satanic ways. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SIMON SURNAMED PETER by EDGAR LEE MASTERS BALLAD OF THE GOODLY FERE by EZRA POUND STARLIGHT LIKE INTUITION PIERCED THE TWELVE by DELMORE SCHWARTZ THE RICH YOUNG RULER QUESTIONS by WILLIAM E. BROOKS FOUR EPISTLES: MIRACLE AT THE FEAST OF PENTECOST: 2 by JOHN BYROM FOUR EPISTLES: MIRACLE AT THE FEAST OF PENTECOST: 3 by JOHN BYROM JUDAH'S HALLOWED BARDS by AUBREY DE VERE THE DISCIPLES: OVERTURE by HARRIET ELEANOR HAMILTON (BAILLE) KING A MEMORY by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE |
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