Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ODE TO THE OLIVE TREE, by CHARLOTTE SMITH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Altho' thy flowers minute, disclose Last Line: Of liberty! Alternate Author Name(s): Smith, Charlotte Turner Subject(s): Olive Trees And Olives | ||||||||
Altho' thy flowers minute, disclose No colours rivalling the rose, And lend no odours to the gale; While dimly thro' the pallid green Of thy long slender leaves, are seen Thy berries pale; Yet for thy virtues art thou known, And not the Anana's burnish'd cone, Or golden fruits that bless the earth Of Indian climes, however fair, Can with thy modest boughs compare, For genuine worth. Man, from his early Eden driven, Receiv'd thee from relenting Heaven, And thou the whelming surge above, Symbol of pardon, deign'd to rear Alone thy willowy head, to cheer The wandering dove. Tho' no green whispering shade is thine, Where peasant girls at noon recline, Or, while the village tabor plays, Gay vine-dressers, and goatherds, meet To dance with light unwearied feet On holidays; Yet doth the fruit thy sprays produce, Supply what ardent Suns refuse, Nor want of grassy lawn or mead, To pasture milky herds, is found While fertile Olive groves surround The lone Bastide. Thou stillest the wild and troubled waves, And as the human tempest raves When Wisdom bids the tumult cease; Thee, round her calm majestic brows She binds; and waves thy sacred boughs, Emblems of Peace! Ah! then, tho' thy wan blossoms bear No odours for the vagrant air, Yet genuine worth belongs to thee; And Peace and Wisdom, powers divine, Shall plant thee round the holy shrine Of Liberty! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE IN THE WORLD by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON TUSCAN OLIVES: RISPETTO 1 by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON TUSCAN OLIVES: RISPETTO 2 by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON TUSCAN OLIVES: RISPETTO 3 by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON TUSCAN OLIVES: RISPETTO 4 by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON TUSCAN OLIVES: RISPETTO 5 by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON TUSCAN OLIVES: RISPETTO 6 by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON TUSCAN OLIVES: RISPETTO 7 by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON ITALIAN QUATRAIN: OLIVE TREE by LEONORA SPEYER ELEGIAC SONNET: 2. WRITTEN AT THE CLOSE OF SPRING by CHARLOTTE SMITH ELEGIAC SONNET: 4. TO THE MOON by CHARLOTTE SMITH ELEGIAC SONNET: 44. WRITTEN IN THE CHURCH YARD AT MIDDLETON IN SUSSEX by CHARLOTTE SMITH |
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