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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD: TRANSLATION, by CAIUS PEDO ALBINOVANUS First Line: The plants and trees made poor and old Last Line: Do promise nature's help in vain. | |||
The plants and trees made poor and old By winter envious, The springtime bounteous Covers again from shame and cold; But never man repaired again His youth and beauty lost, Though art, and care, and cost Do promise nature's help in vain. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LINES COMPOSED A FEW MILES ABOVE TINTERN ABBEY by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH BALLADE OF EGREGIOUSNESS by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS SONNET: A PREACHER by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH CHRISTMAS, 1917 by BRENT DOW ALLINSON THE STORY OF ZERBIN AND ISABELLA, FR. ORLANDO FURIOSO by LUDOVICO (LODOVICO) ARIOSTO PSALM 137. THE JEWISH CAPTIVE by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |
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