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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AMPHIPOLIS, by ANTIPATER OF THESSALONICA Poet's Biography First Line: On strymon built and hellespontus wide Last Line: Art as a rag of purple, flung on either shore. Alternate Author Name(s): Antipatros Of Thessalonika | |||
ON Strymon built and Hellespontus wide Amphipolis, Edonian Phyllis' mound! The wrecks of Dian's temple still abide; The waters run that armies fought around; But thou, for whom Athenians strove so sore Art as a rag of purple, flung on either shore. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DROWNED IN HARBOUR by ANTIPATER OF THESSALONICA GREEK POETESSES by ANTIPATER OF THESSALONICA REMBRANDT TO REMBRANDT by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON TWO SONNETS: 2 by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE BATTLE-CRY OF FREEDOM by GEORGE FREDERICK ROOT THE SUN'S TRAVELS by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON ON THE COLLAR OF MRS. DINGLEY'S LAP-DOG by JONATHAN SWIFT TO WALTER LIONEL DE ROTHSCHILD ON HIS BAR-MITZVAH by LOUIS BARNETT ABRAHAMS |
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