By Ovid
Some are transformed just once And live their whole lives after in that shape. Others have a facility...
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- By T. S. EliotI. The Burial of the Dead April is the cruellest monthApril is the cruellest month The Waste Land begins with...
- By Dante AlighieriAs I drew nearer to the end of all desire, I brought my longing's ardor to a final height, Just as I...
- By Charles Olsonall wrong And I am asked—ask myself (I, too, covered with the gurry of it) where shall we go from here...
- By Charles Olsoncolored pictures of all things to eat: dirty postcards And words, words, words all over everything ...
- By Ezra PoundPalace in smoky light, Troy but a heap of smouldering boundary stones, ANAXIFORMINGES! Aurunculeia! ...
- By Lord Byron (George Gordon)I When Bishop Berkeley said "there was no matter," And proved it—'twas no matter what he said: They ...
- By Rickey LaurentiisBut so tangled in the branches they had to leave it, the conquistador’sblack beard cut from his head...
- By John MiltonDEscend from Heav'n Urania, by that name If rightly thou art call'd, whose Voice divine Following, above th' Olympian...
- By John MiltonOF Mans First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast Brought Death into...
- By Alfred, Lord TennysonThat story which the bold Sir Bedivere, First made and latest left of all the knights, Told, when the...
- By Alfred, Lord TennysonDagonet, the fool, whom Gawain in his mood Had made mock-knight of Arthur's Table Round, At Camelot,...
- By Alfred, Lord TennysonTurn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud; Turn thy wild wheel thro' sunshine, storm, and cloud...
- By Alfred, Lord TennysonI have led her home, my love, my only friend, There is none like her, none. And never yet so warmly ...
- By John MiltonPErplex'd and troubl'd at his bad success The Tempter stood, nor had what to reply, Discover'd in his...
- By John MiltonSO spake the Son of God, and Satan stood A while as mute confounded what to say, What to reply, confuted...
- By John MiltonMEan while the new-baptiz'd, who yet remain'd At Jordan with the Baptist, and had seen Him whom they heard so ...
- By John MiltonI Who e're while the happy Garden sung, By one mans disobedience lost, now sing Recover'd Paradise to...
- By Ezra PoundZeus lies in Ceres’ bosom Taishan is attended of loves under Cythera, before sunrise And he said: “Hay...