Classic and Contemporary Poetry
QUEEN HENRIETTA MARIA, by OSCAR WILDE Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: In the lone tent, waiting for victory Last Line: My freedom and my life republican! Alternate Author Name(s): Finga, O'flahertie Wills Subject(s): Henrietta Maria, Queen Of England | ||||||||
IN the lone tent, waiting for victory, She stands with eyes marred by the mists of pain, Like some wan lily overdrenched with rain: The clamorous clang of arms, the ensanguined sky, War's ruin, and the wreck of chivalry, To her proud soul no common fear can bring: Bravely she tarrieth for her Lord the King, Her soul a-flame with passionate ecstasy. O Hair of Gold! O Crimson Lips! O Face Made for the luring and the love of man! With thee I do forget the toil and stress, The loveless road that knows no resting place, Time's straitened pulse, the soul's dread weariness, My freedom and my life republican! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN EPIGRAM TO THE QUEEN, THEN LYING IN by BEN JONSON ODE, OR SONG, BY ALL THE MUSES, CELEBRATION OF HER MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY by BEN JONSON TO THE QUEEN AT OXFORD by HENRY KING (1592-1669) TO HER SACRED MAJESTY, THE QUEEN MOTHER, ON DEATH OF MARY by JOHN WILMOT ON THE DELIVERY OF THE FAIREST QUEEN IN WINTER by RICHARD CRASHAW ON THE QUEEN by RICHARD CRASHAW UNIVERSITY COMMENDS ITS BOOK TO THE FAIREST QUEEN by RICHARD CRASHAW AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA by OSCAR WILDE |
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