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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PHAENOMENA: PROEM, by ARATUS Poet's Biography First Line: From zeus begin we, never nameless we Last Line: You keep my song from trespass all the way. | |||
FROM Zeus begin we, never nameless we May leave him. All the streets are full of Zeus, And market-places: full also the sea And harbours. Ever in the need of Zeus We stand, for we are also his offspring, And mild to men he gives signs favouring. Wakening the folk to work for livelihood, He tells when ground is best for ox and spade, And when the trenching season is most good For trees, when seed to sow. Himself arrayed The signs in heaven, the stars and constellations That best may mark the season's alternations. He watched year through, that all might grow unceasing; Wherefore do men him first and last revere. Hail Father! Great thy wonder, man's great blessing Thou and the Elder Race! And Muses dear Hail each and all! I tell the stars, and pray You keep my song from trespass all the way. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAMP OF LIFE by AMY LOWELL BY THE ALMA RIVER by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK THE SOLDIER GOING TO THE FIELD by WILLIAM DAVENANT THE HAND OF LINCOLN by EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN ANDRE'S LAST REQUEST [OR, REQUEST TO WASHINGTON] [OCTOBER 1, 1780] by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS UNEXPECTED FORTUNE by ABUL QASIM OF SILVES |
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