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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ODE, by ELIZABETH TAYLOR
First Line: Ah poor olinda never boast
Last Line: He, like a god, is e'ry where!
Subject(s): Freedom; Hearts; Liberty
First Line: Ah poor olinda never boast
Last Line: He, like a god, is e'ry where!
Subject(s): Freedom; Hearts; Liberty
I
Ah poor Olinda never boast
Of Charms that have thy Freedom cost,
They threw at Hearts, and thine was lost!
II
Yet let none thy Ruin blame,
His Wit first blew thee to a Flame,
And fann'd it with the Wings of Fame!
III
In vain I do his Person shun,
I cannot from his Glory run,
'Tis universal as the Sun!
IV
In Crowds, his Praises fill my Ear!
Alone, his Genius does appear!
He, like a God, is e'ry where!
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