Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CLEAPATRA TO THE ASP, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: Lie thou where life hath lain Last Line: My heart is laid. Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Cleopatra, Queen Of Egypt (69-30 B.c.); Death; Dead, The | ||||||||
"Dost thou not see my baby at my breast, That sucks the nurse asleep?" Lie thou where life hath lain, And let thy swifter pain His rival prove; Till, like the fertile Nile, Death buries, mile for mile, This waste of love. Soft! Soft! A sweeter kiss Than Antony's is this! O regal shade, Luxurious as sleep Upon thy bosom deep My heart is laid. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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