FACADE: 12. SAID THE NOCTAMBULO, by EDITH SITWELLPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: Beneath the gilt capricorn Last Line: "and the walled jericho."
BENEATH the gilt capricorn Said the Noctambulo Turning his folio To the papillio By the night born: "I nod my head And the great Avatar With his scented guitar And his scimitar, Pretends to be dead; And my snore forlorn Is a horn That will blow Down the gilt capricorn And the walled Jericho."
