Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BOSTON TO FLORENCE, by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Proud of her clustering spires, her new-built towers Last Line: And every language knows the song divine! Subject(s): Dante Alighieri (1265-1321); Florence, Italy | ||||||||
PROUD of her clustering spires, her newbuilt towers, Our Venice, stolen from the slumbering sea, A sister's kindliest greeting wafts to thee, Rose of Val d' Arno, queen of all its flowers! Thine exile's shrine thy sorrowing love embowers, Yet none with truer homage bends the knee, Or stronger pledge of fealty brings, than we, Whose poets make thy dead Immortal ours. Lonely the height, but ah, to heaven how near! Dante, whence flowed that solemn verse of thine Like the stern river from its Apennine Whose name the far-off Scythian thrilled with fear: Now to all lands thy deep-toned voice is dear, And every language knows the Song Divine! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FLORENCE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS VIGNETTES OVERSEAS: 8. FLORENCE by SARA TEASDALE FRA LIPPO LIPPI by ROBERT BROWNING THE STATUE AND THE BUST by ROBERT BROWNING TROILUS AND CRESSIDA [CRISEYDE]: BOOK 1. CANTUS TROILI by GEOFFREY CHAUCER A FIESOLAN IDYL by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR A BALLAD OF THE BOSTON TEA-PARTY [DECEMBER 16, 1773] by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES |
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