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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BOUNTY, by ABUS SALT First Line: Tis no matter to amaze Last Line: To evoke its song of love? Alternate Author Name(s): Abu Salt Umayya; Abu I-salt Umayyah | |||
'Tis no matter to amaze If thy gifts outstripped my praise, Or thy bounty overfilled This my vessel, ere it spilled. Is the branch not robed in green Long before its fruit is seen, And must we not ring the dove To evoke its song of love? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INCENSE BURNER by ABUS SALT THE WHITE CHARGER by ABUS SALT GOOD FRIDAY HYMN by GEORGE SANTAYANA DEXTER GORDON: COPENHAGEN/AVERY FISHER HALL by KAREN SWENSON LENNIE SWENSON by KAREN SWENSON LIFE [AND DEATH] by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE THE CAPTIVE LION by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES THE DANUBE RIVER by C. HAMILTON AIDE |
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