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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ARMY, by ABU ZAID First Line: O wielder of the lance Last Line: An army in your eyes? | |||
O wielder of the lance, Be satisfied: refrain! Has not your shining glance Inflicted ample pain? Although but one you are, Do you not realise You carry into war An army in your eyes? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MINOR POET by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET THIRD BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 12 by THOMAS CAMPION A DUTCH PROVERB by MATTHEW PRIOR TO ONE SHORTLY TO DIE by WALT WHITMAN EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 5. BY LITTLE AND LITTLE by PHILIP AYRES |
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