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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ROYAL PRIDE, by AL-NASIR First Line: Are we not the progeny Last Line: Joy possesses all the earth. Subject(s): Pride; Self-esteem; Self-respect | |||
Are we not the progeny Of Marwan, however Fate Plays with us despitefully, And whate'er our present state? When the issue of our thews Is proclaimed in royal birth Pulpits tremble at the news, Joy possesses all the earth. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ROCK AND HAWK by ROBINSON JEFFERS GODOLPHIN HORNE, WHO WAS CURSED WITH THE SIN OF PRIDE, AND BECAME A BOOT-BLACK by HILAIRE BELLOC PRIDE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE THIN EDGE OF YOUR PRIDE: 1 by KENNETH REXROTH PRIMER LESSON by CARL SANDBURG HAEC FABULA DOCET by ROBERT FROST VICTIM OF HIMSELF by MARVIN BELL VARIATIONS: 11 by CONRAD AIKEN SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: IMANUEL EHRENHARDT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |
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