Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO DANTE IN RAVENNA: 1265-1915, by THOMAS WALSH First Line: There in thy marble of ravenna, - dust Last Line: Dust of ravenna,thine is scorn indeed! Alternate Author Name(s): Gill, Roderick; Strange, Garrett Subject(s): Dante Alighieri (1265-1321); Ravenna, Italy | ||||||||
THERE in thy marble of Ravenna,Dust Mightier than an empire's,art thou stirred With scorn reverberate against the herd That with such contumely razed and thrust Thy citadels of law, thy soul's high trust, Down to the levels their mean hearts preferred? Mocking thy learning as a scheme absurd, And striking from thy lyre but themes of lust? Lo, their proud vaunt!where each is priest and king, And each superior deems his race and creed, The cannon mouths their brotherhood of man! Thy pledge was Fatherhood; Time's sacred ring Of rights with duties, thy concordant plan; Dust of Ravenna,thine is scorn indeed! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RAVENNA PINE FOREST by JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT GUIDARELLO GUIDARELLI; RAVENNA WARRIOR (1502) by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL A BALLAD OF OLD POPE JOHN by THOMAS WALSH A GARDEN PRAYER by THOMAS WALSH A RUSSIAN SPRING SONG WITH MINAIEV by THOMAS WALSH AFTER RAINFALL by THOMAS WALSH ALHAMBRA SONGS: 1. THE DREAM OF ALAHMAR by THOMAS WALSH ALHAMBRA SONGS: 2. IN THE BOOTH OF THE STORY-TELLER by THOMAS WALSH ALHAMBRA SONGS: 3. THE NIGHT OF ALMOND BLOSSOMS by THOMAS WALSH |
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