Famous Gemma Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Gemma poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous gemma poems. These examples illustrate what a famous gemma poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Smart, Christopher
..., house of Salmon rejoice with Sapinos a kind of Amethyst.
Let Crutenden, house of Crutenden rejoice with Veneris Gemma a kind of amethyst.
Let Bridges, house of Bridges rejoice with Jasponyx, which is the Jasper-Onyx.
Let Lane, house of Lane rejoice with Myrmecias a precious stone with little knots in it.
Let Cope, house of Cope rejoice with Centipedes. God give me strength to cope with all my adversaries.
Let Sutton, house of Sutton rejoice...Read more of this...
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Alighieri, Dante
...i di me, che son la Pia:
Siena mi fé, disfecemi Maremma:
salsi colui che 'nnanellata pria
disposando m'avea con la sua gemma».
Purgatorio: Canto VI
Quando si parte il gioco de la zara,
colui che perde si riman dolente,
repetendo le volte, e tristo impara;
con l'altro se ne va tutta la gente;
qual va dinanzi, e qual di dietro il prende,
e qual dallato li si reca a mente;
el non s'arresta, e questo e quello intende;
a cui porge la man, più non fa pressa;
e così da l...Read more of this...
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