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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
UPON VENUS PUTTING ON MARS HIS ARMES, by LEONIDAS OF ALEXANDRIA Poet's Biography First Line: What? Mars his sword? Faire cytherea say Last Line: What need'st thou put on armes aginst poore men? | |||
What? Mars his sword? faire Cytherea say, Why art thou arm'd so desperately to day? Mars thou hast beaten naked, and o then What need'st thou put on armes aginst poore men? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MENODOTIS by LEONIDAS OF ALEXANDRIA ON THE [OR, A] PICTURE OF AN INFANT PLAYING NEAR A PRECIPICE by LEONIDAS OF ALEXANDRIA TO MR. S.T. COLERIDGE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE SLEEP by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE SMILING MOUTH by CHARLES D'ORLEANS THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 23. LOVE'S BAUBLES by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE TROOPS by SIEGFRIED SASSOON SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 21. THE WORLD'S MARRIAGE MORN by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) THE DEATH OF A FRIEND by LEVI BISHOP |
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