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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A LAMENT, by CALLIMACHUS Poet's Biography First Line: The gentle maids of samos' isle Last Line: The sleep that must be slept by all! Alternate Author Name(s): Kallimachos Subject(s): Death; Lament; Dead, The | |||
The gentle maids of Samos' isle Miss their sweet fellow-weaver's smile: For Crethis oft with prattle gay Would while the hours of toil away, But now she sleeps beyond recall, The sleep that must be slept by all! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND |
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