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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BENEFACTOR, by BEN SARA OF SANTAREN First Line: And when the travellers by night Last Line: The river that between them flows. Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn Sara; Ibn Sarah | |||
And when the travellers by night Began his praises to recite, And through the dusty desert spread The scent of musk beneath his tread, I knew from that fair eulogy How fair is his philanthropy, As green and verdant banks disclose The river that between them flows. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ORANGES by BEN SARA OF SANTAREN THE QUINCE by BEN SARA OF SANTAREN THE YOUTH by BEN SARA OF SANTAREN SONNET: 11 by RICHARD BARNFIELD THY BIRTHDAY by CLAUDE A. BARR A SUMMER IN TUSCANY by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 106. THE SUBLIME: 1 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE KING'S PICTURE by HELEN LOUISE BARRON BOSTWICK HINC LACHRIMAE; OR THE AUTHOR TO AURORA: 47 by WILLIAM BOSWORTH |
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