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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PHILIP, KING OF MACEDON, by ALCAEUS OF MESSENE Poet's Biography First Line: Unwept, unburied, traveller, we lie here Last Line: But philip, that brave soul, ran quicker still. Subject(s): Cowardice; Philip V, King Of Macedon (238-179 B.c.) | |||
UNWEPT, unburied, traveller, we lie here Three myriad men, on this Thessalian hill, A grief to Macedon. Fast runs a deer, But Philip, that brave soul, ran quicker still. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GRAVE OF HOMER by ALCAEUS OF MESSENE A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 4 by THOMAS CAMPION EVENING IN ENGLAND by FRANCIS LEDWIDGE THE NIGHT OF THE DEAD by JULIEN AUGUSTE PELAGE BRIZEUX CAELIA: SONNETS: 13 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) TWO SKETCHES: 1. H.B. by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING SONG OF THE GREEK AMAZON by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT WINDSOR POETICS by GEORGE GORDON BYRON VALEDICTORY STANZAS TO JOHN P. KEMBLE, ESQ.; FOR A PUBLIC MEETING by THOMAS CAMPBELL |
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