Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Herod's Lament For Mariamne Comments
Rating: ★3.0
Oh, Mariamne! now for thee
The heart of which thou bled'st is bleeding;
Revenge is lost in agony,
And wild remorse to rage succeeding.
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7/25/2025 1:32:47 AM # 1.0.0
Very Byronic in style- -a bit flowery for my tastes.... there are simple mournful dirges that wring my heart in ways that this one could never do. But I do like a Lord Byron poem from time to time- -Woman they name is fickle- -was a line that could be written about me and 90% of women on this earth.
It's interesting that this poem is about King Herod's lament toward his wife add-on he plotted to have executed, who some historians claim committed suicide by throwing herself from a rooftop. His grief is fully deserved, but like the advantageous slave that he was, also self-serving.