Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SAINT AND THE SATYR (MEDIAEVAL LEGEND), by WILLIAM WATSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Saint anthony the eremite Last Line: "for me I pray thee pray!" Alternate Author Name(s): Watson, John William Subject(s): Legends | ||||||||
SAINT ANTHONY the eremite He wandered in the wold, And there he saw a hoofed wight That blew his hands for cold. "What dost thou here in misery, That better far wert dead?" The eremite Saint Anthony Unto the Satyr said. "Lorn in the wold," the thing replied, "I sit and make my moan, For all the gods I loved have died, And I am left alone. "Silent, in Paphos, Venus sleeps, And Jove, on Ida, mute; And every living creature weeps Pan and his perished flute. "The Faun, his laughing heart is broke; The nymph, her fountain fails; And driven from out the hollow oak The Hamadryad wails. "A God more beautiful than mine Hath conquered mine, they say. -- Ah, to that fair young God of thine, For me I pray thee pray!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GHOST OF DEACON BROWN by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON ICE SHALL COVER NINEVEH by KENNETH REXROTH MONUMENT MOUNTAIN by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT THE STRANGER; AFTER A GUARANI LEGEND RECORDED BY ERNESTO MORALES by WILLIAM STANLEY MERWIN THE PHOENIX AND THE TURTLE by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE GUERDON by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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