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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGES, by ALICE CARTER COOK First Line: Stretched on the sand while tawny sailors ply Last Line: Still vows to keep a tryst with high romance. Subject(s): Gilbert, Sir Humphrey (1539-1583); Millais, Sir John E. (1829-1896); Raleigh, Sir Walter (1552-1618) | |||
Stretched on the sand while tawny sailors ply Between the shore and ship with casks and bales Out-cargoed for New Spain, two laddies lie Devouring the skipper's lurid tales Of pirates, shipwreck, monsters of the deep, And painted savages with poisoned spears -- Their hearts aflame, the lordlings vow to keep A tryst with High Romance in coming years. Sir Humphrey Gilbert with his crew has sped To Death's cold caverns underneath the sea; And by the block where royal blood was shed Sir Walter Raleigh's ghost broods timelessly -- But eager Youth, defying all mischance, Still vows to keep a tryst with High Romance. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RALEIGH WAS RIGHT (FIRST VERSION) by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS AN INVITATION TO PHYLLIS by CHARLES COTTON AN ELEGY UPON S. W. R. by HENRY KING (1592-1669) SIR WALTER RALEIGH TO A CAGED LINNET by EUGENE JACOB LEE-HAMILTON INSCRIPTION FOR A MEMORIAL WINDOW TO SIR WALTER RALEIGH by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL A CALL ON SIR WALTER RALEIGH; AT YOUGHAL, COUNTY CORK by SARAH MORGAN BRYAN PIATT SIR WALTER'S HONOR by MARGARET JUNKIN PRESTON THE FAERIE QUEENE: DEDICATORY SONNET TO.. SIR WALTER RALEIGH by EDMUND SPENSER |
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