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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WINE, MY LOVE, by ABU JAAFAR First Line: Ho, bring her hither, happy boy Last Line: It broadly smiles for the good cheer. Alternate Author Name(s): Abu Jafar Ahmad Ibn Said | |||
Ho, bring her hither, happy boy, For in her presence is my joy, But (and does love need further proof?) I grieve when she remains aloof. I speak upon the wine: when she Departs, the bowl weeps bitterly, But when the glass beholds her near It broadly smiles for the good cheer. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POSSUM SONG (A WARNING) by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE RIVALS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 28 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE CUMBERLAND [MARCH 8, 1862] by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW SONNET: 15. TO THE LORD GENERAL FAIRFAX by JOHN MILTON THE JOURNEY ONWARDS by THOMAS MOORE THE MIST AND ALL by DIXIE WILLSON THE SECOND COMING by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE STEAM-ENGINE: CANTO 10. THE DEATH OF HUSKISSON by T. BAKER |
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