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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SOUL OF MAN, by DORA READ GOODALE Poet's Biography First Line: Say, in a hut of mean estate Last Line: And then say brother -- then say man! | |||
SAY, in a hut of mean estate A light just glimmers and then is gone, Nature is seen to hesitate, -- Put forth and then retract her pawn; Say, in the alembic of an eye Haughty is mixed with poor and low; Say, Truth herself is not so high But Error laughs to see her so; Say, all that strength failed in its trust; Say, all that wit crept but a span; Say, 't is a drop spilled in the dust, -- And then say brother -- then say man! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FLIGHT OF THE HEART by DORA READ GOODALE THE JUDGMENT by DORA READ GOODALE THE OLD SEXTON by PARK BENJAMIN THE PRISONER OF CHILLON: INTRODUCTORY SONNET by GEORGE GORDON BYRON THE CRAFTSMAN by MARCUS B. CHRISTIAN AT CANDLE-LIGHTIN' TIME by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE LAWYER'S WAYS by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR UNDER THE VIOLETS by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES |
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