Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OTTAWA, by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT Poet's Biography First Line: City about whose brow the north wind blows Last Line: The maiden queen of all the towered towns. Alternate Author Name(s): Scott, D. C. Subject(s): Ottawa | ||||||||
CITY about whose brow the north winds blow, Girdled with woods and shod with river foam, Called by a name as old as Troy or Rome, Be great as they but pure as thine own snow; Rather flash up amid the auroral glow, The Lamia city of the northern star, Than be so hard with craft or wild with war, Peopled with deeds remembered for their woe. Thou art too bright for guile, too young for tears, And thou wilt live to be too strong for Time; For he may mock thee with his furrowed frowns, But thou wilt grow in calm throughout the years, Cinctured with peace and crowned with power sublime, The maiden queen of all the towered towns. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE END OF THE DAY by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT A LITTLE SONG by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT ABOVE ST. IRENEE by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT AT DELOS by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT AT GULL LAKE: AUGUST, 1810 by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT AT LES EBOULEMENTS by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT COMPLINE by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT HOME SONG by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT IN NOVEMBER by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT LIFE AND DEATH by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT |
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