History & Politics

Ant. 1

by Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837–1909

From Songs Before Sunrise

History & Politics

But now, close-clad with peace,
While war lays hand on Greece,
The kingdoms and their kings stand by to see;
“Aha, we are strong,” they say,
“We are sure, we are well,” even they;
“And if we serve, what ails ye to be free?
We are warm, clothed round with peace and shame;
But ye lie dead and naked, dying for a name.”

MLA

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Ant. 1.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/601/.

Chicago

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Ant. 1.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/601/.

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