|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPIGRAM ON SIR FRANCIS DRAKE, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "sir drake, whom well the world's end knew" Last Line: His fellow traveller Subject(s): "consolation;drake, Sir Francis (1540-1596);travel;" Journeys;trips | |||
Sir Drake, whom well the world's end knew Which thou didst compass round, And whom both poles of heaven once saw, Which north and south do bound, The stars above would make thee known, If men here silent were; The Sun himself cannot forget His fellow traveller. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
| |