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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BARBER, by EDWARD VERRALL LUCAS Poet's Biography First Line: Some people make the barber bring Last Line: They miss the fragrant brilliantine. Subject(s): Barbers | |||
Some people make the barber bring His scissors and his comb, His apron, brushes, everything, And cut their hair at home; They spread a dust-sheet on the floor, And bid Eliza guard the door. But O! how tame a way is this, And not for me and you! For, think, the whirling brush they miss, They miss the fierce shampoo, The squirmy change from hot to cold -- A feeling worth its weight in gold. They miss the bustle of the shop, They miss the lathered chin, The barber's onslaught on the strop Before he can begin. They miss the razor's deadly sheen, They miss the fragrant brilliantine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HAIRCUT by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER THE BARBER'S by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE DA WHEESTLIN' BARBER by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY SEATS OF THE FLIGHTY: THE SECOND CHAIR by FAIRFAX DOWNEY THE BARBER ABROAD by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON THE SPANISH BARBER by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON |
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