Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WITH A DIAMOND FEDE RING ON AN OLD VENETIAN MIRROR, by WILLIAM THEODORE PETERS First Line: What time in front of this dim glass the princess fair Last Line: The mirror took the whole scene in and made a sweet reflection. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Diamonds; Love; Mirrors | ||||||||
WHAT time in front of this dim glass the Princess fair Was combing out her wealth of red-gold hair; The Prince down-stooping kissed her, while she raised much soft objection: The mirror took the whole scene in and made a sweet reflection. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FAT MAN IN THE MIRROR by ROBERT LOWELL THE CLOCK IN THE MIRROR by JOHN CIARDI EXPLICATION OF AN IMAGINARY TEXT by JAMES GALVIN SEEING FOR A MOMENT by DENISE LEVERTOV THE MIRROR IN THE WOODS by KENNETH REXROTH OPPOSITES: 38 by RICHARD WILBUR TO A BELATED GENIUS by WILLIAM THEODORE PETERS |
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