 ... we agree with one of his sonnets contained therein : The Death of Poetry. They tell us that the poet's day is past, That song no more shall gush from human heart ; They tell us all the old dreams must depart, The old ideals by the way be cast. What...  Songs of East and West - Page 46by Walter Malone - 1906 - 58 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1907 - 820 pages
...must depart, The old ideals by the way be cast. What babbling folly! Frailest dreams outlast The noisy jargon of the mightiest mart, Great empires crumble,...proclaim their God no more — Not till that day shall Poesy be dead." Especially line is Malone's poem, "Opportunity/' a convincing answer to lugall's world-renowned... | |
 | 1907 - 808 pages
...depart, The old ideals by the way be cast. What babbling folly ! Frailest dreams outlast The noisy jargon of the mightiest mart, Great empires crumble,...hath shed; When oceans cease to swell, and peaks to sour, When man and maid no longer woo and wed, When starry skies proclaim their God no more — Not... | |
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