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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CONFLICT, by ALICE GILL BENTON First Line: Forbidden wine. It glows and glistens there Last Line: For wine and song. | |||
Forbidden wine. It glows and glistens there, A tempting thing. One draught of it might bring a snow-bound soul Eternal spring. Surely a Spartan's blood is in my veins, Turning them cold. Yet, in my soul, a mad Bohemian spark burns Centuries old. So, in the wake of temperate ancestry, Steadfast and strong. I take the water but, alas, I sigh For wine and song. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GOD OF PROGRESS by ALICE GILL BENTON THE RAINY SEASON by CLARENCE MAJOR BALLADE MADE FOR HIS MOTHER THAT SHE MIGHTE PRAYE by FRANCOIS VILLON TAM O' SHANTER by ROBERT BURNS HIS RETIREMENT by PHILIP AYRES MELHILL FEAST by WILLIAM BARNES TO HIS LATE MAJESTY, CONCERNING..TRUE FORM OF ENGLISH POETRY by JOHN BEAUMONT MY GARDEN OF FRIENDS by NETTIE STEPHENSON BOWEN INTRODUCTION TO A LADY'S ALBUM by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN: 6. THE LEGEND OF ADRIADNE by GEOFFREY CHAUCER |
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