Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LACEDAEMON, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "sparta, the proud inviolate city, sees" Last Line: And wolves can hear no bleat of any sheep Subject(s): "sparta, Greece; | ||||||||
SPARTA, the proud inviolate city, sees Corinthian smoke across her river sweep: Birds nest on earth and mourn for their lost trees, And wolves can hear no bleat of any sheep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SITTING BULL IN SERBIA by WILLIAM JAY SMITH TO THE EXCELLENT ORINDA by PHILO PHILIPPA EPIGRAM OCCASIONED BY CIBBER'S VERSES IN PRAISE OF NASH: 1 by ALEXANDER POPE THE GIFT OF THE GODS by JOHN GODFREY SAXE TO CHRISTOPHER NORTH by ALFRED TENNYSON BEAU NASH by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER BEAU NASH AND THE ROMAN, OR THE TWO ERAS by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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