Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A RAIL ROAD CUTTING NEAR ALEXANDRIA IN 1855, by HERMAN MELVILLE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Plump thro' tomb and catacomb Last Line: Alack for miriam's spices! Subject(s): Egypt; Railroads; Railways; Trains | ||||||||
Plump thro' tomb and catacomb Rolls the Engine ripping; Egypt's ancient dust This before the gust, The Pyramid is slipping! Too long inurned, Sesostres's spurned, What glory left to Isis Mid loud acclaim to Watts his name Alack for Miriam's spices! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RAILWAY by ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON WHAT WE DID TO WHAT WE WERE by PHILIP LEVINE BURYING GROUND BY THE TIES by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH WAY-STATION by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH TWILIGHT TRAIN by EILEEN MYLES THE CAVEMAN ON THE TRAIN by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS FORMERLY A SLAVE' (AN IDEALIZED PORTRAIT, BY E. VEDDER) by HERMAN MELVILLE THE COMING STORM' (A PICTURE BY R. S. GIFFORD) by HERMAN MELVILLE A DIRGE FOR MCPHERSON; KILLED IN FRONT OF ATLANTA by HERMAN MELVILLE |
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