Classic and Contemporary Poetry

JERUSALEM THE GOLDEN (78), by CHARLES REZNIKOFF                Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: The sentences we studied are rungs upon the ladder jacob saw
Last Line: For, as our god was never of wood or bone, %our land is not of stones or earth
Variant Title(s): Luzzato; Padua 172
Subject(s): Jonathan (bible); Luzzato, Moshe Hayyim (1707-1747)