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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BIBLE IS AN ANTIQUE VOLUME, by EMILY DICKINSON Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: It did not condemn Subject(s): Bible | |||
The Bible is an antique Volume - Written by faded men At the suggestion of Holy Spectres - Subjects - Bethlehem - Eden - the ancient Homestead - Satan - the Brigadier - Judas - the Great Defaulter - David - the Troubador - Sin - a distinguished Precipice Others must resist - Boys that "believe" are very lonesome - Other Boys are "lost" - Had but the Tale a warbling Teller - All the Boys would come - Orpheus' Sermon captivated - It did not condemn | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...O TO BE A DRAGON by MARIANNE MOORE BIBLICAL MEDITATIONS by YEHUDA AMICHAI KING DAVID DANCES by JOHN BERRYMAN THE DREAM SONGS: 234. THE CARPENTER'S SON by JOHN BERRYMAN THE DREAM SONGS: 47. APRIL FOOL'S DAY, OR, ST MARY OF EGYPT by JOHN BERRYMAN FAITH' IS A FINE INVENTION by EMILY DICKINSON |
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