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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GOLD IS THE SON OF ZEUS: NEIGHER MOTH NOR WORM MAY GNAW IT, by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY Poet's Biography First Line: Yes, gold is son of zeus: no rust Alternate Author Name(s): Field, Michael (with Edith Emma Cooper) | |||
Yea, gold is son of Zeus: no rust Its timeless light can Stain; The worm that brings man's flesh to dust Assaults its Strength in vain: More gold than gold the love I sing, Ahard, inviolable thing. - Men say the passions should grow old With waning years; my heart Is Incorruptible as gold, 'Tis my immortal part: Nor is there any god can lay On love the finger of decay. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DANCERS by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY A PALIMPSEST by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY AFTER SOUFRIERE by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY AN AEOLIAN HARP by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY ARIADNE by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY EARTH TO EARTH by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY IRIS by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY IRISES by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY IT WAS DEEP APRIL by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY L'INDIFFERENT; WATTEAU; THE LOUVRE by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY |
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