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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN ARMOURY, by ALCAEUS OF MYTILENE First Line: Splendid burns the huge house with bronze; rich is the ample roof Last Line: These are things we must remember now our duty shall begin. Alternate Author Name(s): Alkaios Subject(s): Arms & Armor; Weapons; Ammunition | |||
SPLENDID burns the huge house with bronze; rich is the ample roof with radiant helmets; overhead each helmet lets a horsehair plume droop, the warrior's ornament. Plates of armour hang on the pin, greaves of radiant bronze, defence against the sturdy javelin. Curved shields and cuirasses of new linen bestrew the room; here are blades from Chalcis; here is many a cincture and kilt of proof. These are things we must remember now our duty shall begin. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MAKING CANNON IN BETHLEHEM by VINCENT GODFREY BURNS TO A CERTAIN VERY UGLY BUILDING: THE ARMORY by VINCENT GODFREY BURNS BITTER CHOICE by ELLEN MAGRATH CARROLL THE SWORD by SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE TOWARD THE PIRAEUS: 5 by HILDA DOOLITTLE TRACER BULLET by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER COMING CHANGES by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY ANTIMENIDAS by ALCAEUS OF MYTILENE |
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