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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SPHINX AMONG THE ROSES, by FRIEDRICH ADOLF AXEL DETLEV VON LILIENCRON Poet's Biography
First Line: Shaped of white stone, in the june garden lies
Last Line: In the still garden only sparrows chat.
Alternate Author Name(s): Liliencron, Detlev Von
Subject(s): Egypt; Gardens & Gardening; Sphinx
First Line: Shaped of white stone, in the june garden lies
Last Line: In the still garden only sparrows chat.
Alternate Author Name(s): Liliencron, Detlev Von
Subject(s): Egypt; Gardens & Gardening; Sphinx
Shaped of white stone, in the June garden lies
a Sphinx, most secret and most awful cat.
Like delicate banners two tossed roses rise
and fall, giving her paws their kiss and pat.
The monster remains dumb, her lips devise
only their old grimace, as when she sat
dumb before Rameses, proffering no replies.
In the still garden only sparrows chat.
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