Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GENOA MIA!, by PASTORINI First Line: If thus thy fallen grandeur I behold Last Line: "hail! Though in ruins, thou wert never in chains!" Subject(s): Genoa, Italy | ||||||||
IF thus thy fallen grandeur I behold, My native Genoa! with a tearless eye, Think not thy son's ungrateful heart is cold, But know -- I deem rebellious every sigh! Thy glorious ruins proudly I survey, Trophies of firm resolve, of patriot might! And in each trace of devastation's way, Thy worth, thy courage, meet my wandering sight. Triumphs far less than suffering virtue shine! And on the spoilers high revenge is thine, While thy strong spirit unsubdued remains. And lo! fair Liberty rejoicing flies, To kiss each noble relic, while she cries, "Hail! though in ruins, thou wert never in chains!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A LADY OF PARIS BORDONE by GORDON BOTTOMLEY GENOA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN by THOMAS HARDY NIGHT-SCENE IN GENOA by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS THREE FACES: 2. GENOA by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE SONNET WRITTEN IN HOLY WEEK AT GENOA by OSCAR WILDE GENOA by AUBREY THOMAS DE VERE GENOA by FREDERICK WILLIAM FABER GENOA by WILLIAM HAMILTON GIBSON CLARK STREET BRIDGE by CARL SANDBURG |
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