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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON A DEAD HOSTESS; EPIGRAM, by HILAIRE BELLOC Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Of this bad world the loveliest and the best Last Line: Has smiled and said “good night,” and gone to rest Alternate Author Name(s): Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Rene Subject(s): Hospitality | |||
Of this bad world the loveliest and the best Has smiled and said 'Good Night,' and gone to rest LADY ! Lady ! Upon Heaven-height, Above the harsh morning In the mere light. Above the spindrift And above the snow, Where no seas tumble, And no winds blow. The twisting tides, And the perilous sands Upon all sides Are in your holy hands. The wind harries And the cold kills; But I see your chapel Over far hills. My body is frozen, My soul is afraid: Stretch out your hands to me, Mother and maid. Mother of Christ, And Mother of me, Save me alive From the howl of the sea. If you will Mother me Till I grow old, I will hang in your chapel A ship of pure gold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CHAPLET FOR JUDITH LANDRY by MARILYN HACKER THE HOUSE OF HOSPITALITIES by THOMAS HARDY YUSSOUF by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL EPIGRAM: 101 by MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS VERSES FOR A GUEST ROOM by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS A VERSE ON HIGHLAND HOSPITALITY by ROBERT BURNS MISS NOBODY'S CHRISTMAS DINNER by WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER I CAME TO A ROADSIDE DWELLING by BLISS CARMAN |
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