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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ALL THINGS SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO LOVE'S ASSISTANCE; AN IDYLLIUM, by MOSCHUS Poet's Biography First Line: Of loving venus, o celestial light Last Line: And all things should to lovers' aid conspire. Subject(s): Love | |||
OF loving Venus, O Celestial Light! Hesperus, Usher of the sable Night, Tho' paler than the Moon, thou dost as far Transcend in brightness ev'ry other star. To my dear Shepherdess my steps befriend, In Luna's stead do thou thy conduct lend; With waning light, not long before the Sun, She rose, and now by this her course has run. No base intrigue this night I undertake, No journey I for common bus'ness make: I love, and bear within me Cupid's Fire, And all things should to lovers' aid conspire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT |
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