Classic and Contemporary Poetry

FOR LOCKER'S LONDON LYRICS, by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Apollo made, one april day
Last Line: And it became a 'london lyric.'
Alternate Author Name(s): Dobson, Austin
Subject(s): Locker-lampson, Frederick (1821-1895)

APOLLO made, one April day,
A new thing in the rhyming way;
Its turn was neat, its wit was clear,
It wavered 'twixt a smile and tear,
Then MOMUS gave a touch satiric,
And it became a 'London Lyric.'

Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!

Other Poems of Interest...

FOR AN APPENDIX TO THE ROWFANT LIBRARY by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

TO FREDERICK LOCKER by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

A FANCY FROM FONTENELLE by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

A GAGE D'AMOUR by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

A GARDEN SONG by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

ARS VICTRIX (IMITATED FROM THEOPHILE GAUTIER) by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

BEFORE SEDAN by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

DORA VERSUS ROSE by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

GROWING GRAY by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW; IN MEMORIAM by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

IN AFTER DAYS; RONDEAU by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

THE BALLAD OF PROSE AND RHYME by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON

Home: PoetryExplorer.net