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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A PROUD BEAUTY, by ANTOINETTE DU LIGIER DE LA GARDE DESHOULIERES Poem Explanation First Line: Yes, iris, whilst you're lovely you'll excite Last Line: The years how many, when they're lost and past. | |||
YES, Iris, whilst you're lovely you'll excite Desire, devotion, transports, and delight; Yet think, how few the years your charms can last, The years how many, when they're lost and past. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ODE TO THE BROWN PAPER BAG by JAMES GALVIN BEARING LEAVES AGAIN by DAVID IGNATOW A MIDSUMMER'S NOON IN THE AUSTRALIAN FOREST by CHARLES HARPUR THE BRACELET: TO JULIA by ROBERT HERRICK THE PREACHER by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER A SERIOUS REFLECTION ON HUMAN LIFE, SELECTION by HENRY BAKER SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 14. 'I LOVE THEE' by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) THREE SONGS OF LOVE (CHINESE FASHION): 1. THE MANDARIN SPEAKS by WILLIAM A. BEATTY |
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