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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
QUATRAIN: ROME, by MADISON JULIUS CAWEIN Poet's Biography
First Line: Above the circus of the world she sat
Last Line: Shrieked at her feet and for her pastime died.
Subject(s): Rome, Italy
First Line: Above the circus of the world she sat
Last Line: Shrieked at her feet and for her pastime died.
Subject(s): Rome, Italy
Above the circus of the world she sat,
Beautiful and base, a harlot crowned with pride:
Fierce nations, upon whom she sneered and spat,
Shrieked at her feet and for her pastime died.
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