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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VERSES, WITTEN IN HER BROTHER'S COKE UPON LITTLETON, by JUDITH (COWPER) MADAN Poet's Biography First Line: O thou, who labour'st in this rugged mine Last Line: While tenants, in fee simple, stuff thy coffers! | |||
O thou, who labour'st in this rugged mine, Mayst thou to gold th' unpolish'd ore refine! May each dark page unfold its haggard brow! Doubt not to reap, if thou canst bear to plough. To tempt thy care, may, each revolving night, Purses and maces swim before thy sight! From hence in times to come, adventurous deed! Mayst thou essay to look and speak like Mead! When the black bag and rose no more shall shade With martial air the honours of thy head; When the full wig thy visage shall enclose, And only leave to view thy learned nose; Safely mayst thou defy beaux, wits, and scoffers, While tenants, in fee simple, stuff thy coffers! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON HER OWN BIRTHDAY, AUGUST 26, 1723 by JUDITH (COWPER) MADAN TO LYSANDER (TO HER HUSBAND ON FIRST BIRTHDAY OF THEIR SON) by JUDITH (COWPER) MADAN LONELY BURIAL by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET LEPANTO by GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON MY NOVEMBER GUEST by ROBERT FROST TO ELECTRA (1) by ROBERT HERRICK IN MEMORIAM A.H.H.: 96 by ALFRED TENNYSON SONNET: TO J.M.K. by ALFRED TENNYSON THE GREAT FIGURE by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS TO THE VERS LIBRIST WHO USES ONLY THE MINOR KEY by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |
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