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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HEART-SONG, by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE Poet's Biography First Line: Dear heart, what tho' I press the heedless throng Last Line: All the night long? Subject(s): Hearts; Singing & Singers; Songs | |||
DEAR heart, what tho' I press the heedless throng While high the stars shine in their blue retreat, If so, I unto thee with heart of song Wend thro' the street. Dear heart, what tho' my song's inaudible Unto this ceaseless, surging, heartless throng -- Far from the crowd wilt thou not hear it well All the night long? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE APOLLO TRIO by CONRAD AIKEN BAD GIRL SINGING by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 4 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 5 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY SCINTILLA by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE |
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