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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NESSMUK, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I hail thee, nessmuk, for the lofty Last Line: To hail thee first and greet thee, as they should. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Chaucer, Geoffrey (1342-1400); Poetry & Poets; Praise; Robin Hood | |||
I HAIL thee, Nessmuk, for the lofty tone Yet simple grace that marks thy poetry! True forester thou art, and still to be, Even in happier fields than thou hast known. Thus, in glad visions, glimpses am I shown Of groves delectable -- "preserves" for thee -- Ranged but by friends of thine -- I name thee three: -- First, Chaucer, with his bald old pate new-grown With changeless laurel; next, in Lincoln-green, Gold belted, bowed and bugled, Robin Hood; And next, Ike Walton, patient and serene: These three, O Nessmuk, gathered hunter-wise, Are camped on hither slopes of Paradise, To hail thee first and greet thee, as they should. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONG OF SHERWOOD by ALFRED NOYES LITTLE JOHN AND THE RED FRIAR; A LAY OF SHERWOOD by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN THE DESERTED GARDEN by GRACE BROWN PUTNAM FROM DELPHI TO CAMDEN by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY "ROBIN HOOD AND ALLIN-A-DALE [OR, ALAN A DALE]" by ANONYMOUS ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE by ANONYMOUS "ROBIN HOOD AND THE THREE WIDOW'S SONS [OR,THE THREE SQUIRES]" by ANONYMOUS A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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