Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ON THE STATUE OF LORD BYRON (1), by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER


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ON THE STATUE OF LORD BYRON (1), by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Tis strange that I, who haply might have met
Last Line: So still, so calm, so purely beautiful!
Subject(s): Byron, George Gordon, Lord (1788-1824); Poetry & Poets; Statues; Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844); Byron, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron; Thorwaldsen, Bertel


BY THOR WALDSEN, IN TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARY, CAMBRIDGE

'Tis strange that I, who haply might have met
Thy living self - who sought to hide the flaws
In thy great fame, and, though I ne'er had set
Eyes on thee, heard thee singing without pause,
And long'd to see thee, should, alas! detect
The Thyrza-sorrow first on sculptured brows,
And know thee best in marble! Fate allows
But this poor intercourse; high and erect
Thou hold'st thy head, whose forward glance beholds
All forms that throng this learned vestibule;
Women and men, and boys and girls from school,
Who gaze with admiration all uncheck'd
On thy proud lips, and garment's moveless folds,
So still, so calm, so purely beautiful!





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