Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHIVALRY, by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL Poet's Biography First Line: I dreamed I saw that ancient irish queen Last Line: And I was weeping in the iron age. Alternate Author Name(s): A. E. Subject(s): Chivalry; Ireland; Irish | ||||||||
I DREAMED I saw that ancient Irish queen, Who from her dun, as dawn had opened wide, Saw the tall foemen rise on every side, And gazed with kindling eye upon the scene, And in delight cried, "Noble is their mien." "Most kingly are they," her own host replied, Praising the beauty, bravery, and pride As if the foe their very kin had been. And then I heard the innumerable hiss Of human adders, nation with poisonous breath Spitting at nation, as if the dragon rage Would claw the spirit, and I woke at this, Knowing the soul of man was sick to death And I was weeping in the Iron Age. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SIGHTSEERS by PAUL MULDOON THE DREAM SONGS: 290 by JOHN BERRYMAN AN IRISH HEADLAND by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE GIANT'S RING: BALLYLESSON, NEAR BELFAST by ROBINSON JEFFERS IRELAND; WRITTEN FOR THE ART AUTOGRAPH DURING IRISH FAMINE by SIDNEY LANIER THE EYES ARE ALWAYS BROWN by GERALD STERN A SUMMER NIGHT by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL |
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