Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ANACREON'S ODE, by HENRY LAWES Poet's Biography First Line: I long to sing the siege of troy Last Line: Tis dumb to all but love, love, love. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
I LONG to sing the siege of Troy; Or Thebes which Cadmus reared so high; But though with hand and voice I strove, My lute will sound nothing but love, I changed the strings, but 'twould not do't; At last I took another lute; And then I tried to sing the praise Of all-performing Hercules. But when I sung Alcides' name, My lute resounds love, love again. Then farewell, all ye Grecian peers, And all true Trojan cavaliers; Nor gods nor men my lute can move; 'Tis dumb to all but love, love, love. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD A CAUTION TO FAIR LADIES by HENRY LAWES |
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