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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A PROUD BEAUTY, by ANTOINETTE DU LIGIER DE LA GARDE DESHOULIERES Poem Explanation First Line: Yes, iris, whilst you're lovely you'll excite Last Line: The years how many, when they're lost and past. | |||
YES, Iris, whilst you're lovely you'll excite Desire, devotion, transports, and delight; Yet think, how few the years your charms can last, The years how many, when they're lost and past. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CINQUAIN: NIGHT WINDS by ADELAIDE CRAPSEY PIED BEAUTY by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS THE DYING CHRISTIAN TO HIS SOUL by PUBLIUS AELIUS HADRIANUS WINTER RAIN by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE WELCOME by FARID OD-DIN MOHAMMAD EBN EBRAHIM ATTAR A MOTHER'S SONG by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH THE WANDERER: 1. IN ITALY: THE LAST MESSAGE by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |
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