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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: DAMIEN, FATHER (1840-1889) Matches Found: 7 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` DEATH OF DAMIENS OR L'APRES-MIDI DES LUMIERES, by ROBERT FRANCIS BRISSENDEN Poem Source First Line: The man's left leg Last Line: The dying madman's hair %has all gone white Subject(s): Capital Punishment; Damien, Father (1840-1889); Death; Human Rights FATHER DAMIEN, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: O god, the cleanest offering Last Line: "a leper white as snow!" Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Damien, Father (1840-1889); Leprosy; Lepers FATHER DAMIEN MEETS A REFUGEE IN THE GARDEN, by RUSSELL THORBURN Poem Source First Line: The roses buried beneath the snow Last Line: I observe the angle of his cheek on a pillow, %an my own dreams pass, like a fire Subject(s): Damien, Father (1840-1889) MOLOKAI, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The heaven's clean space above it and around Last Line: Of tropic life but snow-clad leprosy. Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Damien, Father (1840-1889); Leprosy; Molokai, Hawaii; Lepers THE SNOWDROP (2), by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A nun of winter's sisterhood Last Line: And lead the way. Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Damien, Father (1840-1889); Snow TO THE BELGIANS, by LAURENCE BINYON Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O race that caesar knew Last Line: Nameless, immortal dead. Subject(s): Damien, Father (1840-1889); World War I - Belgium VISION OF SAINTS: FATHER DAMIEN, by LEWIS MORRIS (1833-1907) Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: And then there came, last risen to the skies Last Line: The love of man through his creator, god Subject(s): Damien, Father (1840-1889); Leprosy |
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