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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BENEFACTOR, by BEN SARA OF SANTAREN First Line: And when the travellers by night Last Line: The river that between them flows. Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn Sara; Ibn Sarah | |||
And when the travellers by night Began his praises to recite, And through the dusty desert spread The scent of musk beneath his tread, I knew from that fair eulogy How fair is his philanthropy, As green and verdant banks disclose The river that between them flows. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ORANGES by BEN SARA OF SANTAREN THE QUINCE by BEN SARA OF SANTAREN THE YOUTH by BEN SARA OF SANTAREN MEMORABILIA by ROBERT BROWNING OF A BAD SINGER; EPIGRAM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE CREATION (A NEGRO SERMON) by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |
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