Classic and Contemporary Poetry

SACRED EPIGRAM: THE MAN PLACED NEAR THE POOL OF BETHSEDA, by RICHARD CRASHAW                Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: What new tantalus here leans toward the receding waves
Last Line: Whence [comes] this fortunate shipwreck? And healing storms?%and life, which a precious tempest has
Subject(s): Tantalus (greek Mythology)