Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A YEAR'S CAROLS: OCTOBER, by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: October of the tawny crown Last Line: To know what joy would fain forget. Subject(s): Happiness; October; Seasons; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
October of the tawny crown, Whose heavy-laden hands drop down Blessing, the bounties of thy breath And mildness of thy mellowing might Fill earth and heaven with love and light Too sweet for fear to dream of death Or memory, while thy joy lives yet, To know what joy would fain forget. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL A BALLAD OF DEATH by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE |
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