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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BEAUTIFUL, by JOHN AYLMER DORGAN First Line: The beautiful, which mocked his fond pursuing Last Line: Who was the beautiful. | |||
THE Beautiful, which mocked his fond pursuing, The poet followed long; With passionate purpose the shy shadow wooing, And soul-betraying song. And still the fervor of his fond endeavor To him seemed poured in vain, And all in vain, forever and forever, The sorrow of his strain. But when at last he perished broken-hearted, The world, grown dark and dull, Bewailed the radiance with him departed Who was the Beautiful. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ADELAIDE AND JOHN WILKES BOOTH by EDGAR LEE MASTERS NICHARCHUS UPON PHIDON HIS DOCTOR by EZRA POUND FEELINGS OF A REPUBLICAN ON THE FALL OF BONAPARTE by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY THE SODA-WATER SLOT-MACHINE by BELLA AKHMADULINA SONNET: EGYPT by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH PIONEER WOMAN by EVA K. ANGLESBURG TO THE FONT-GEORGES by THEODORE FAULLAIN DE BANVILLE THE THREE SORROWS by JULIEN AUGUSTE PELAGE BRIZEUX |
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