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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DEDICATION FOR A SPEAR, by SIMONIDES OF CEOS Poet's Biography First Line: To pillar's height reach up, and rest thee now Last Line: A spear long shaken in the blaze of war. Alternate Author Name(s): Simonides Of Keos Subject(s): Arms & Armor | |||
TO pillar's height reach up, and rest thee now, Tall ashen beam, with Zeus the Oracular. Outworn and old thy head of bronze and thou, A spear long shaken in the blaze of war. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FEBRUARY 1944 [OR, THE GIANT WEAPON] by KENNETH REXROTH AN ARMOURY by ALCAEUS OF MYTILENE MAKING CANNON IN BETHLEHEM by VINCENT GODFREY BURNS TO A CERTAIN VERY UGLY BUILDING: THE ARMORY by VINCENT GODFREY BURNS BITTER CHOICE by ELLEN MAGRATH CARROLL THE SWORD by SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE TOWARD THE PIRAEUS: 5 by HILDA DOOLITTLE TRACER BULLET by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER THE LAMENTATION OF DANAE by SIMONIDES OF CEOS |
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