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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PHILIP, KING OF MACEDON, by ALCAEUS OF MESSENE Poet's Biography First Line: Unwept, unburied, traveller, we lie here Last Line: But philip, that brave soul, ran quicker still. Subject(s): Cowardice; Philip V, King Of Macedon (238-179 B.c.) | |||
UNWEPT, unburied, traveller, we lie here Three myriad men, on this Thessalian hill, A grief to Macedon. Fast runs a deer, But Philip, that brave soul, ran quicker still. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GRAVE OF HOMER by ALCAEUS OF MESSENE THE SACRAL DREAMS OF RAMON FERNANDEZ by JAMES GALVIN DOMESDAY BOOK: MRS. MURRAY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS DEAD MAN'S DUMP by ISAAC ROSENBERG FROM THE ANTIQUE (1) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE DAY-DREAM: MORAL by ALFRED TENNYSON |
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