Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE ARTISTS CALLED P.R.B., by WILLIAM BELL SCOTT Poet's Biography First Line: I thank you, brethren in sincerity Last Line: Shall be made odorous with fresh flowers of may. Subject(s): Pre-raphaelites | ||||||||
I thank you, brethren in Sincerity One who, within the temperate climes of Art, From the charmed circle humbly stands apart, Scornfully also, with a listless eye Watching old marionettes' vitality; For you have shown, with youth's brave confidence, The honesty of true speech and the sense Uniting life with 'nature,' earth with sky. In faithful hearts Art strikes its roots far down, And bears both flower and fruit with seeded core; When truth dies out, the fruit appears no more. But the flower hides a worm within its crown. God-speed you onward! Once again our way Shall be made odorous with fresh flowers of May. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE P.R.B.: 2 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI TO THE P.R.B. by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI MY MOTHER by WILLIAM BELL SCOTT EARLY ASPIRATIONS by WILLIAM BELL SCOTT GLENKINDIE by WILLIAM BELL SCOTT GREEN CHERRIES, SELECTION by WILLIAM BELL SCOTT HERO-WORSHIP by WILLIAM BELL SCOTT PYGMALION by WILLIAM BELL SCOTT THE NORNS WATERING YGGDRASILL (FOR A PICTURE) by WILLIAM BELL SCOTT |
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