Euclid Alone Comments
Euclid alone has looked on Beauty bare.
Let all who prate of Beauty hold their peace,
And lay them prone upon the earth and cease
To ponder on themselves, the while they stare
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(Euclid Alone by Edna St. Vincent Millay.) **Enjoyed simply for the reading.
An interesting poem although not one of my favorites by the poet. still an enjoyable read.
The 'her' in the last line refers to beauty, who Millay personifies as a woman, not to Euclid
I love this poem! It is so true that geometry is beautiful! That's what energizes the mathematitian, amd perhaps the philosopher as well. The only thing is the last line should say 'his massive sandal', not 'her'.
The last line refers to Beauty herself, it's her massive sandal foot we hear, not Euclid's, so the female pronoun seems correct. (Though I'm not sure there was a Greek goddess specifically for beauty - was there?)
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7/20/2025 4:45:55 AM # 1.0.0
nice sonnet. Thank you for sharing.