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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SONG ABOUT SINGING, by ANNE REEVE ALDRICH Poet's Biography First Line: O nightingale, the poet's bird Last Line: Thy wounded, bleeding breast! Subject(s): Singing & Singers; Songs | |||
O NIGHTINGALE, the poet's bird, A kinsman dear thou art, Who never sings so well as when The rose-thorns bruise his heart. But since thy agony can make A listening world so blest, Be sure it cares but little for Thy wounded, bleeding breast! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE APOLLO TRIO by CONRAD AIKEN BAD GIRL SINGING by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 4 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 5 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY A CROWNED POET by ANNE REEVE ALDRICH |
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