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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON Matches Found: 14 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` AFTERNOON, by THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The ladies who are interested in assyrian art Last Line: Towards the unconscous, the ineffable, the absolute Alternate Author Name(s): Eliot, T. S. Subject(s): British Museum, London; Museums AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM, by RICHARD ALDINGTON Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I turn the page and read Last Line: About the cleft battlements of can grande's castle.... Subject(s): British Museum, London; Museums; Art Gallerys BRITISH MUSEUM READING ROOM, by FREDERICK LOUIS MACNEICE Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Under the hive-like dome the stooping haunted readers Last Line: The guttural sorrow of the refugees Alternate Author Name(s): Macneice, Louis Subject(s): British Museum, London; Museums; War CLEOPATRA'S MUMMY; BRITISH MUSEUM, CASE NO. 6807, by FREDERIC ROWLAND MARVIN Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A heap of crumbling bones Last Line: More fair than she. Subject(s): British Museum, London; Cleopatra, Queen Of Egypt (69-30 B.c.); Mummies; Museums; Art Gallerys GREAT FETISHES, by FREDERIC SAUSER Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: A hardwood sheathing Last Line: And the gaze shining like a bugle Alternate Author Name(s): Cendrars, Blaise Subject(s): British Museum, London; Museums HOMAGE TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM, by WILLIAM EMPSON Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: There is a supreme god in the ethnological section Last Line: And grant his reign over the entire building. Subject(s): British Museum, London; Homage & Respect IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, by THOMAS HARDY Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What do you see in that time-touched stone Last Line: The voice of paul.' Subject(s): British Museum, London; Museums; Paul, Saint (1st Century); Art Gallerys; Saul Of Tarsus IN THE READING-ROOM OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM, by LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Praised be the moon of books! That doth above Last Line: While in this liberal house thy face is bright. Subject(s): British Museum, London; Librarians & Libraries; Museums; Library; Librarians; Art Gallerys SPARROW SHELTERING UNDER A COLUMN OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM, by WILLIAM STANLEY MERWIN Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Conceived first by whom? By the greeks perfected Last Line: And that, though perhaps cold, he is at home there Alternate Author Name(s): Merwin, W. S. Subject(s): British Museum, London; Museums; Scholarship And Scholars; Statues THE BRITISH MUSEUM READING ROOM, by FREDERICK LOUIS MACNEICE Poem Text Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Under the hive-like dome the stooping haunted readers Alternate Author Name(s): Macneice, Louis Subject(s): British Museum, London; Museums; War; Art Gallerys TO AN UNKNOWN BUST IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Who were you once? Could we but guess Last Line: Forgotten more profoundly! Alternate Author Name(s): Dobson, Austin Subject(s): British Museum, London; Museums; Statues; Art Gallerys TO LALLIE (OUTSIDE THE BRITISH MUSEUM), by AMY LEVY Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Up those museum steps you came Last Line: What does it matter ? Subject(s): British Museum, London; Love; Museums; Art Gallerys TO THE CARYATID (IN THE ELGIN ROOM, BRITISH MUSEUM), by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: So long ago, and day by day Last Line: They are as sweet as long ago. Alternate Author Name(s): Radford, Ernest, Mrs. Subject(s): British Museum, London; Caryatids; Museums; Women; Art Gallerys TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 4. IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY, by EDWARD CARPENTER Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: How lovely Last Line: Be still, o soul, and know that thou art god. Subject(s): British Museum, London; Museums; Art Gallerys |
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