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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...TUOL SLENG: POL POT'S PRISON by KAREN SWENSON LINES WRITTEN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE PROGRESS OF POESY; A PINDARIC ODE by THOMAS GRAY THE PITY OF IT by THOMAS HARDY WINTER SONG by LUDWIG HENRICH CHRISTOPH HOLTY ON THE SLAIN COLLEGIANS by HERMAN MELVILLE THE ANGEL'S SONG; CAROL by EDMUND HAMILTON SEARS |
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