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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PETER GREY, by ALICE CARY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Honest little peter grey Last Line: To find him sitting snug at the top. Subject(s): Work; Success | |||
HONEST little Peter Grey Keeps at work the livelong day, For his mother is as poor as a mouse; Now running up and down Doing errands in the town, And now doing chores about the house. The boys along the street Often call him Hungry Pete, Because that his face is so pale; And ask, by way of jest, If his ragged coat and vest And his old-fashioned hat are for sale. But little Peter Grey Never any shape nor way Doth evil for evil return; He is finer than his clothes, And no matter where he goes There is some one the fact to discern. You might think a sneer, mayhap, Just a feather in your cap, If you saw him being pushed to the wall; But my proudly-foolish friend, You might find out in the end You had sneered at your betters, after all. He is climbing up his way On life's ladder day by day; And you who, to laugh at him, stop On the lower rounds, will wake, If I do not much mistake, To find him sitting snug at the top. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SUCCESS IN THE TOUCHES OF YOUR HAND by DAVID IGNATOW ARTHUR'S PARTY by CAROLYN KIZER POET WHO HAS IT MADE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 91. LOST ON BOTH SIDES by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI PARAPHRASE; FAILURE AND SUCCESS by LEVI BISHOP A SPINSTER'S STINT by ALICE CARY |
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