Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RED TYROLEAN EAGLE, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "eagle, tyrolean eagle" Last Line: From these am I so red Subject(s): "birds;eagles;tyrol, Austria; | ||||||||
Eagle, Tyrolean eagle, Why are thy plumes so red? "In part because I rest On Ortler's lordly crest; There share I with the snow The sunset's crimson glow." Eagle, Tyrolean eagle, Why are thy plumes so red? "From drinking of the wine Of Etschland's peerless vine; Its juice so redly shines, That it incarnadines." Eagle, Tyrolean eagle, Why are thy plumes so red? "My plumage hath been dyed In blood my foes supplied; Oft on my breast hath lain That deeply purple stain." Eagle, Tyrolean eagle, Why are thy plumes so red? "From suns that fiercely shine, From draughts of ruddy wine, From blood my foes have shed, -- From these am I so red." | 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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