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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A FRIEND. ON RECEIVING HIS COMPLETE POEMS, by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Not yet 'complete,' old friend, not yet! Last Line: Still hides in every horoscope! Alternate Author Name(s): Dobson, Austin Subject(s): Authors & Authorship | |||
NOT yet 'complete,' old Friend, not yet! What Imp of the Perverse could set That fateful epithet before A reader who must wish for more! 'Complete,' in truth, each piece may be Seen in its several symmetry; Complete as are the stones that gem The rondure of the diadem. But who of men shall so forecast His latest as to call it last? Or, if he make an end, be sure 'Tis not profanely premature? None. For while yet we breathe and speak, The Unachieved is still to seek; Nor may the quest relax while Hope Still hides in every horoscope! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PEELING AN ORANGE by EVE MERRIAM TO A FRIEND IN THE MAKING by MARIANNE MOORE LITTLE BLANCO RIVER by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE YELLOW GLOVE by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE THE AUTHOR TO HER BOOK by ANNE BRADSTREET ON SOME SOUTH AFRICAN NOVELISTS by IGNATIUS ROYSTON DUNNACHIE CAMPBELL THE ARGUMENT OF HIS BOOK by ROBERT HERRICK BRIGHTON ROCK BY GRAHAM GREENE by BILL KNOTT A FANCY FROM FONTENELLE by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON |
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