Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ORPHEUS, by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Orpheus he went (as poets tell) Last Line: Him and euridice for ever. Subject(s): Mythology - Classical; Orpheus | ||||||||
Orpheus he went (as Poets tell) To fetch Euridice from Hell; And had her; but it was upon This short but strict condition: Backward he should not looke while he Led her through Hells obscuritie: But ah! it hapned as he made His passage through that dreadfull shade: Revolve he did his loving eye; (For gentle feare, or jelousie) And looking back, that look did sever Him and Euridice for ever. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNEXPECTED HOLIDAY by STEPHEN DOBYNS ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE by GEOFFREY HILL THE MARRIAGE (1) by TIMOTHY LIU BETRAYALS/HADES, EURYDICE, ORPHEUS by GREGORY ORR A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SUNG TO THE KING IN THE PRESENCE AT WHITEHALL by ROBERT HERRICK A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK A TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLIE by ROBERT HERRICK |
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