Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON A BED OF GUERNSEY LILIES, by CHRISTOPHER SMART Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Ye beauties! O how great the sum / of sweetness that ye bring Last Line: That love supports his reign. Subject(s): Guernsey; Guests; Visiting | ||||||||
YE beauties! O how great the sum Of sweetness that ye bring; On what a charity ye come To bless the latter spring! How kind the visit that ye pay, Like strangers on a rainy day, When heartiness despaired of guests: No neighbour's praise your pride alarms, No rival flow'r surveys your charms, Or heightens, or contests! Lo, through her works gay nature grieves How brief she is and frail, As ever o'er the falling leaves Autumnal winds prevail. Yet still the philosophic mind Consolatory food can find, And hope her anchorage maintain: We never are deserted quite; 'Tis by succession of delight That love supports his reign. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LEDA 2: A NOTE ON VISITATIONS by LUCILLE CLIFTON HELSINKI, 1940 by ANSELM HOLLO THE LOW BLACK SQUARE by ANSELM HOLLO AMUSING OUR DAUGHTERS by CAROLYN KIZER POET AND PERSON by DENISE LEVERTOV AFTER THE GUEST; FOR MY BROTHER by GREGORY ORR A SONG TO DAVID by CHRISTOPHER SMART HYMN: 32. THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST by CHRISTOPHER SMART |
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