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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LOST WORLD OF ADONIS, by PRAXILLA Poet's Biography First Line: I lose the sunlight, lovely above all else Last Line: Ripe gourds, and fruit of apple-tree and pear. Alternate Author Name(s): Praxilla Of Sicyo | |||
I LOSE the sunlight, lovely above all else; Bright stars I loved the next, and the moon's face, Ripe gourds, and fruit of apple-tree and pear. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO THE RETURNED GIRLS by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS THE AWAKENING by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE SPARROW HARK IN THE RAIN (ALEXANDER STEPHENS HEARS NEWS) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE WIZARD IN WORDS by MARIANNE MOORE ELEGY ON THYRZA by GEORGE GORDON BYRON ARS VICTRIX (IMITATED FROM THEOPHILE GAUTIER) by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON ILLUSIONS by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON |
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