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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOR OUR SAKES, by OSCAR WILDE Poet's Biography First Line: O smitten mouth! O forehead crowned with thorn! Alternate Author Name(s): Finga, O'flahertie Wills Subject(s): Easter; Holidays | |||
O smitten mouth! O forehead crowned with thorn! O Chalice of all common miseries! Thou for our sakes that loved Thee not hast borne An agony of endless centuries, And we were vain and ignorant nor knew That when we stabbed Thy heart it was our own real hearts we slew. O smitten mouth! O forehead crowned with thorn! - O Chalice of all common miseries! Thou for our sakes that loved Thee not hast borne - An agony of endless centuries, And we were vain and ignorant nor knew That when we stabbed Thy heart it was our own real hearts we slew. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CAROL: NEW STYLE by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET INDEPENDENCE DAY by WENDELL BERRY EASTER SUNDAY by LUCILLE CLIFTON GOD SEND EASTER by LUCILLE CLIFTON GOOD FRIDAY by LUCILLE CLIFTON FOR THE NEW YEAR (2) by ROBERT CREELEY |
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