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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FAULTS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: The healthiest trees bear fruits that fail Last Line: And pears that reach the age of gold. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Errors; Mistakes; Fallacies | |||
The healthiest trees bear fruits that fail, By worm or frost they drop decayed; The very Heavens have weakling stars That fall from their high state, and fade. But as a thousand silver stars Stand firm and fast for one that's lost; And many a strong and golden pear Survives the worm, the wind, and frost: So must I think, when Love's at fault, Of charms secure and manifold As stars whose silver numbers last, And pears that reach the age of gold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AGAINST EXCESS OF SEA OR SUN OR REASON by WILLIAM MEREDITH LIVING WITH MISTAKES by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE A MORTIFYING MISTAKE by ANNA MARIA PRATT UNREALITY by MERCEDES DE ACOSTA THE MISTAKE by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE DISILLUSION by GLADYS CROMWELL MUSOPHILUS: DEDICATION TO MASTER FULKE GREVILLE (2) by SAMUEL DANIEL TO DELIA: 46 (2) by SAMUEL DANIEL A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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