Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, QUANTRAINS: YOUTH AND AGE, by FREDERIC ROWLAND MARVIN


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QUANTRAINS: YOUTH AND AGE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Pleasure!' cries youth. 't is pleasure I demand
Last Line: "and am content if quiet ease remain."
Subject(s): Aging; Youth


"Pleasure!" cries Youth, " 't is pleasure I demand;
With eager lip the crystal cup I drain."
Sighs weary Age, "I do remember well,
And am content if quiet ease remain."





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