Category: Poetry

Laments

Kochanowski, Jan, 1530-1584; Prall, Dorothea [Translator]· 2 chapters· 4,811 words

Jan Kochanowski (1530-84) was the greatest poet of Poland during its existence as an independent kingdom. His _Laments_ are his masterpiece, the choicest work of Polish lyric poetry before the time of Mickiewicz.

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1. Chapter 1

Jan Kochanowski (1530-84) was the greatest poet of Poland during its existence as an independent kingdom. His _Laments_ are his masterpiece, the choicest work of Polish lyric po...

2. Chapter 2

Long through the night hours sorrow was my guest And would not let my fainting body rest, Till just ere dawn from out its slow dominions Flew sleep to wrap me in its dear dusk p...