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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ARMY, by ABU ZAID First Line: O wielder of the lance Last Line: An army in your eyes? | |||
O wielder of the lance, Be satisfied: refrain! Has not your shining glance Inflicted ample pain? Although but one you are, Do you not realise You carry into war An army in your eyes? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SEA-MEW by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING OF A BAD SINGER; EPIGRAM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE LISTENERS by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ODE (MUSIC-MAKERS) by ARTHUR WILLIAM EDGAR O'SHAUGHNESSY SUMMER BY THE LAKESIDE by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE HYMNARY: 403. MARTYRS by ADAM OF SAINT VICTOR SONG OF SEID NIMETOLLAH OF KUHISTAN by AMIR NURU'D-DIN NI'MATU'LLAH SONGS OF NIGHT TO MORNING: 2. AND YET by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |
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