Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NOTICE TO TOURISTS, by LEONARDO [PSEUD.] First Line: But most avoid italia's coast Last Line: For british virtues left behind? Alternate Author Name(s): Leonardo Subject(s): Earth;tourists;travel; World;journeys;trips | ||||||||
BUT most avoid Italia's coast, Where ev'ry sentiment is lost, Where Treach'ry reigns, and base Disguise, And Murderlooking to the skies, While sordid Selfishness appears In low redundancy of fears. O! what can Music's voice bestow, Or sculptur'd grace, or Titian glow, To recompense the feeling mind For British virtues left behind? | 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 |
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