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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WISH; SONG, by THOMAS FLATMAN Poet's Biography First Line: Not to the hills where cedars move Last Line: On earth -- 'tis thither, thither would I go. Subject(s): Wishes | |||
I. NOT to the hills where cedars move Their cloudy head, not to the grove Of myrtles in th' Elysian shade, Nor Tempe which the poets made; Not on the spicy mountains play; Or travel to Arabia: I aim not at the careful Throne, Which Fortune's darlings sit upon; No, no, the best this fickle world can give, Has but a little, little time to live. II. But let me soar, O let me fly Beyond poor Earth's benighted eye, Beyond the pitch swift eagles tower, Above the reach of human power; Above the stars, above the way, Whence Phoebus darts his piercing ray. O let me tread those Courts that are, So bright, so pure, so blest, so fair, As neither thou nor I must ever know On Earth -- 'tis thither, thither would I go. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...O TO BE A DRAGON by MARIANNE MOORE FOUNTAIN IN AVIGNON by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF: 1. THE GOOD OGRE'S BEARD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR I WANT THIS CORNER EMPTY (PERSEPHONE SPEAKING)' by JULIE CARR THE THREE WISHES by BILLY COLLINS A-WISHING WELL by ROBERT FROST AN APPEAL TO CATS IN THE BUSINESS OF LOVE; SONG by THOMAS FLATMAN |
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