Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A THOUGHT FROM PROPERTIUS, by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: She might, so noble from head Last Line: Drunk with the unmixed wine. Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B. Subject(s): Women; Beauty | ||||||||
SHE might, so noble from head To great shapely knees The long flowing line, Have walked to the altar Through the holy images At Pallas Athene's side, Or been fit spoil for a centaur Drunk with the unmixed wine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 14 by CONRAD AIKEN DIVINELY SUPERFLUOUS BEAUTY by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE BEAUTY OF THINGS by ROBINSON JEFFERS HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS LIFE FROM THE LIFELESS by ROBINSON JEFFERS REARMAMENT by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHANE ONEILLS CAIRN by ROBINSON JEFFERS SIXTEEN DEAD MEN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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