Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON MICHAEL ANGELO'S STATUE OF NIGHT: LINES BY GIOVANNI STROZZI, by GIOVANNI BATTISTA STROZZI First Line: Thou seest the sleeping night in grace reclining Last Line: Speak low, I pray thee, wake me not to pain. Alternate Author Name(s): Strozzi, Giovanni Battista ,the Elde Subject(s): Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564); Statues; Stones; Granite; Rocks | ||||||||
THOU seest the sleeping Night in grace reclining, An angel called her from the silent stone; She sleeps and therefore lives; if doubt there be, Awake her nowShe speaks! and doubt is flown. ANSWER BY MICHELANGELO 'Tis sweet o sleep, but better far in stone, For since, unaltered, loss and shame remain, Unconscious darkness crowns supreme delight; Speak low, I pray thee, wake me not to pain. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STONE'S SECRET by MARGARET AVISON CONTRA MORTEM: THE STONE by HAYDEN CARRUTH NAMING FOR LOVE by HAYDEN CARRUTH OF THE STONES OF THE PLACE by ROBERT FROST THE EYE IN THE ROCK by JOHN HAINES THE HEAD ON THE TABLE by JOHN HAINES |
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