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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VARIATIONS ON SAPPHO: 35, by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY Poet's Biography First Line: Come, gorgo, put the rug in place Last Line: Thy pride upon a ring? Alternate Author Name(s): Field, Michael (with Edith Emma Cooper) Variant Title(s): Long Ago: 35 Subject(s): Gays & Lesbians; Pride; Homoeroticism; Lesbians; Gay Women; Gay Men; Self-esteem; Self-respect | |||
Come Gorgo, put the rug in place, And passionate recline; I love to see thee in thy grace, Dark, virulent, divine. But wherefore thus thy proud eyes fix Upon a jewelled band? Art thou so glad the sardonyx Becomes thy shapely hand? Bethink thee! 'Tis for such as thou Zeus leaves his lofty seat; 'Tis at thy beauty's bidding how Man's mortal life shall fleet; Those fairest hands -- dost thou forget Their power to thrill and cling? O foolish woman, dost thou set Thy pride upon a ring? | 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 CYCLAMENS by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY |
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