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Subject: CIRCUMCISION
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` ANOTHER NEW-YEERES GIFT, OR SONG FOR THE CIRCUMCISION, by ROBERT HERRICK    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Hence, hence prophane, and none appeare
Last Line: A new-borne phoenix from his own chast fire.
Subject(s): Circumcision


CLITORIS, by DENISE DUHAMEL    Poem Full Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Glistening comma
Last Line: Mighty red tongue
Subject(s): Female Circumcision


DAUGHTER OF MEN, by LINDA STERN ZISQUIT    Poem Source                    
First Line: If he does not look at her face
Last Line: How future stars explode %against her skin
Variant Title(s): The Circumcisio
Subject(s): Circumcision


SACRED EPIGRAM: CHRIST, CIRCUMCISED, TO THE FATHER, by RICHARD CRASHAW    Poem Source         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Lo, receive these first fruits of our death, father
Last Line: The hope of my [whole] being will be in the torments [that are to come]
Subject(s): Circumcision


SACRED EPIGRAM: ON THE BLOOD OF THE LORD'S CIRCUMCISION, by RICHARD CRASHAW    Poem Source         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Hark guest! Are you drinking? Mary and mary's little boy
Last Line: However much you wish to drink these wines, you drink
Subject(s): Circumcision


SACRED EPIGRAM: ON THE CIRCUMCISION, by RICHARD CRASHAW    Poem Source         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Ah cruel knife! Which first commanded such fair lilies
Last Line: Ah cruel knife! Under which, golden boy, you grow, %advancing under this ferule, as it were, of deat
Subject(s): Circumcision


THE NEW-YEERES GIFT, OR CIRCUMCISIONS SONG, by ROBERT HERRICK    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Prepare for songs; he's come, he's come
Last Line: Composed by m. Henry lawes.
Subject(s): Circumcision


UPON THE CIRCUMCISION, by JOHN MILTON    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Ye flaming powers, and winged warriors bright
Last Line: Will pierce neer his heart.
Subject(s): Bible; Circumcision; Jesus Christ; Religion; Theology