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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MASTER, by OLIVE TILFORD DARGAN Poet's Biography
First Line: For leonardo, sound, my sonnet string!
Last Line: But first he stayed the tremble of his hand.
Alternate Author Name(s): Burke, Fielding
Subject(s): Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519); Paintings & Painters
First Line: For leonardo, sound, my sonnet string!
Last Line: But first he stayed the tremble of his hand.
Alternate Author Name(s): Burke, Fielding
Subject(s): Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519); Paintings & Painters
For Leonardo, sound, my sonnet string!
Da Vinci; even so late his praise intone,
Who made all art his life, all life his own,
Under the equal gaze of sage and king.
The keys of knowledge 'neath his fingering
Grew bright and tamer; in his smile alone
He gave all devils due, all dogs their bone,
And held a secret like a hidden wing.
Inquisitor at windows of the spheres;
Outrider by the whispering stars enticed;
Gay heart where cavern waters rippled bland;
Spirit unbowed in any court of seers;
yet could he lift no brush to paint the Christ
But first he stayed the tremble of his hand.
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