Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BAD COMPANY, by ABU AMR First Line: Avoid the friend who's parasitic Last Line: Shows on its point with what it's dripping. | ||||||||
Avoid the friend who's parasitic (Like certain particles enclitic) And loves to be, like Amr, a ranger Betwixt compatriot and stranger. Bad company is most contagious; As proof of its effect outrageous, The spear that in bad blood keeps dipping Shows on its point with what it's dripping. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHARITAS NIMIA; OR THE DEAR BARGAIN by RICHARD CRASHAW HIS CAVALIER by ROBERT HERRICK RONDEAU by JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT ON THE BUILDING OF SPRINGFIELD by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY THE SNOW MAN by WALLACE STEVENS ON THE BACKWARDNESS OF THE SPRING 1771 by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |
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