Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT ROME (1), by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: They - who have seen the noble roman's scorn Last Line: Nor must, nor will, nor can, despair of thee! Subject(s): Rome, Italy | ||||||||
THEY -- who have seen the noble Roman's scorn Break forth at thought of laying down his head, When the blank day is over, garreted In his ancestral palace, where, from morn To night, the desecrated floors are worn By feet of purse-proud strangers; they -- who have read In one meek smile, beneath a peasant's shed, How patiently the weight of wrong is borne; They -- who have heard some learned Patriot treat Of freedom, with mind grasping the whole theme From ancient Rome, downwards through that bright dream Of Commonwealths, each city a starlike seat Of rival glory; they -- fallen Italy -- Nor must, nor will, nor can, despair of Thee! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THOSE GRAVES IN ROME by LARRY LEVIS ROMAN ELEGIES by JOSEPH BRODSKY ROMAN DIARY: 1951 by JOHN CIARDI VIGNETTES OVERSEAS: 7. ROME by SARA TEASDALE ROMANESQUE ARCHES by TOMAS TRANSTROMER AN APARTMENT WITH A VIEW by JOHN CIARDI MANIFEST DESTINY by JORIE GRAHAM RUINES OF ROME by JOACHIM DU BELLAY A JEWISH FAMILY; IN A SMALL VALLEY OPPOSITE ST. GOAR by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |
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