James Williams Voice Poems
- 1. Translations - Greek Anthology
X. 48
Woe to the house whose mistress was a slave!
So say old saws, my own in aid I crave;
... - 2. Roman Law
I am a "coach" in Roman law by fate,
But Nature must have meant me for a poet,
And while I struggle with a rule or date,
Poetic thoughts intrude before I know it.
... - 3. A Vision Of Legal Shadows
A case at chambers left for my opinion
Had taxed my brain until the noon of night,
I read old law, and loathed the long dominion
Of fiction over right.
... - 4. Bologna
I go from colonnade to colonnade
In streets that Dante trod, and past the towers
Aslant toward heaven, and listen to the hours
Chimed by the bells of choirs where Dante prayed.
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