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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SIBYL, by JOHN PAYNE Poet's Biography First Line: This is the glamour of the world antique Last Line: Aught but the sights and sounds of bygone springs. Subject(s): Sirens (mythology) | |||
THIS is the glamour of the world antique The thyme-scents of Hymettus fill the air And in the grass narcissus-cups are fair. The full brook wanders through the fern to seek The amber haunts of bees; and on the peak Of the soft hill, against the gold-marged sky, She stands, a dream from out the days gone by. Entreat her not. Indeed, she will not speak! Her eyes are full of dreams; and in her ears There is the rustle of immortal wings; And ever and anon the slow breeze bears The mystic murmur of the songs she sings. Entreat her not: she sees thee not, nor hears Aught but the sights and sounds of bygone springs. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ULYSSES AND THE SIREN by SAMUEL DANIEL A SEA-SPELL (FOR A PICTURE) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI SONNET: THE LORELEI by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE UNFORGIVEN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE LORELEI by GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE THE INNER TEMPLE MASQUE by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) |
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