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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COME LOVE OR DEATH, by WILL HENRY THOMPSON Poet's Biography First Line: O lifted face of muted appeal! Last Line: And I had power to kill! | |||
O LIFTED face of mute appeal! Poor tongueless pantomime of prayer! O sullen sea, whose deeps conceal The children of despair! O heart that will not look above! Poor staggering feet that seek the wave! I would come quick, if I were Love, And I had power to save. O sinking sunset loneliness Aflame in hot, unmoving eyes! Poor wan lips, creeping in distress To cover up your cries! O broken speech, and sobbing breath! Poor restless and uncertain will! I would come quick, if I were Death, And I had power to kill! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STREET-CRIES: 2. THE SHIP OF EARTH by SIDNEY LANIER TO HIS FORSAKEN MISTRESS by ROBERT AYTON THE CORNELIAN by GEORGE GORDON BYRON A VISION OF CONNAUGHT IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY by JAMES CLARENCE MANGAN ON REFUSAL OF AID BETWEEN NATIONS by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |
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