Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CAMOENS (BEFORE) (1), by HERMAN MELVILLE


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First Line: And ever must I fan this fire?
Last Line: Flame to the height of epic song.
Subject(s): Camoens, Luiz De (1524-1580); Poetry & Poets


And ever must I fan this fire?
Thus ever in flame on flame aspire?
Ever restless, restless, craving rest—
The Imperfect toward Perfection pressed!
Yea, for the God demands thy best.
The world with endless beauty teems,
And thought evokes new worlds of dreams:
Hunt then the flying herds of themes!
And fan, still fan, thy fervid fire,
Until thy crucibled gold shall show
That fire can purge as well as glow.
In ordered ardour, nobly strong,
Flame to the height of epic song.





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