Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ROSAMOND C. BAILEY, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thou brave, good woman! Loved Last Line: Of the old church, with mute prayers and amens. Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F. Subject(s): Churches; Prayer; Singing & Singers; Cathedrals | ||||||||
THOU brave, good woman! Loved of every one; Not only that in singing thou didst fill Our thirsty hearts with sweetness, trill on trill, Even as a wild bird singing in the sun -- Not only that in all thy carols none But held some tincturing of tears to thrill Our gentler natures, and to quicken still Our human sympathies; but thou hast won Our equal love and reverence because That thou wast ever mindful of the poor, And thou wast ever faithful to thy friends. So, loving all, serving all, thy best applause Thy requiem -- the vast throng at the door Of the old church, with mute prayers and amens. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VIRGIN IN GLASS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF: 3. FEEDING THE RABBITS by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR EXPLICATION OF AN IMAGINARY TEXT by JAMES GALVIN DOMESDAY BOOK: FATHER WHIMSETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HALF-AND-HALF by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE AT THE CHURCH DOOR by GEORGE SANTAYANA A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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