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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE KING'S HAND, by MUHAMMAD AL-MU'TAMID II First Line: A royal hand is this Last Line: I had declared it mecca's sacred stone. Alternate Author Name(s): Mu'tamid, Al-; Al-mu'tamid Of Sevilla | |||
A royal hand is this All tyrants stoop submissively to kiss: But for its liberality alone I had declared it Mecca's sacred stone. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ABU SALAMMAMM - A SONG OF EMPIRE by EZRA POUND THE VIRGIN MARY TO THE CHILD JESUS by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE ALLEY. AN IMITATION OF SPENSER by ALEXANDER POPE SOLDIER: TWENTIETH CENTURY by ISAAC ROSENBERG SONNET: 104 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE LOVE AND SLEEP by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE |
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