"Tiger Christ unsheathed his sword,
Threw it down, became a lamb." Delmore Schwartz (1913-1966), U.S. poet, critic. For the One Who Would Take Man's Life in His Hands (l. 1-2). . .
Modern American & British Poetry. Louis Untermeyer, ed., in consultation with Karl Shapiro and Richard Wilbur. (Rev., shorter ed., 1955) Harcourt, Brace and Company. |
"Troy burned for a sea-tax, also for
Possession of a charming whore." Delmore Schwartz (1913-1966), U.S. poet, critic. For the One Who Would Take Man's Life in His Hands (l. 9-10). . .
Modern American & British Poetry. Louis Untermeyer, ed., in consultation with Karl Shapiro and Richard Wilbur. (Rev., shorter ed., 1955) Harcourt, Brace and Company. |
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