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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...LA BELLA BONA ROBA by RICHARD LOVELACE ON A CURATE'S COMPLAINT OF HARD DUTY by JONATHAN SWIFT THE FUNERAL TREE OF THE SOKOKIS by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE PLEASURES OF IMAGINATION; A POEM. ENLARGED VERSION: BOOK 1 by MARK AKENSIDE THE END OF THE SUNSET TRAIL by ALMA C. BINGHAM |
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