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| 5111. | Epitaph for Maria Wentworth by Thomas Carew | | And here the precious dust is laid;
Whose purely-temper'd clay was made
So fine that it the guest betray'd.
Else the soul grew so fast within,... |
| 5112. | Footsteps by Constantine P. Cavafy | | On an ebony bed decorated
with coral eagles, sound asleep lies
Nero -- unconscious, quiet, and blissful;
thriving in the vigor of flesh,
and in th... |
| 5113. | Thermopylae by Constantine P. Cavafy | | Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but sho... |
| 5114. | The First Step by Constantine P. Cavafy | | The young poet Evmenis
complained one day to Theocritus:
"I've been writing for two years now
and I've composed only one idyll.
It's my single com... |
| 5115. | Poseidonians by Constantine P. Cavafy | | The Poseidonians forgot the Greek language
after so many centuries of mingling
with Tyrrhenians, Latins, and other foreigners.
The only thing survi... |
| 5116. | But Wise Men Perceive Approaching Things by Constantine P. Cavafy | | Because gods perceive future things, men what is happening now,
but wise men perceive approaching things.
Philostratus, Life of Apollonius... |
| 5117. | Pictured by Constantine P. Cavafy | | My work, I'm very careful about it, and I love it.
But today I'm discouraged by how slowly it's going.
The day has affected my mood.
It gets darker... |
| 5118. | Priest At The Serapeum by Constantine P. Cavafy | | My dear old father,
who always loved me the same;
my dear old father I lament
who died the day before yesterday, just before dawn.
Jesus Christ,... |
| 5119. | Of The Shop by Constantine P. Cavafy | | He wrapped them carefully, neatly
in costly green silk.
Roses of ruby, lilies of pearl,
violets of amethyst. As he himself judged,
as he wante... |
| 5120. | Supplication by Constantine P. Cavafy | | The sea took a sailor to its depths.--
His mother, unsuspecting, goes and lights
a tall candle before the Virgin Mary
for his speedy return and f... |
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