Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MASKS, by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Black tragedy lets slip her grim disguise Last Line: [or, how wan her cheeks are, and what heavy tears!] Subject(s): Masks | ||||||||
BLACK Tragedy lets slip her grim disguise And shows you laughing lips and roguish eyes; But when, unmasked, gay Comedy appears, 'Tis ten to one you find the girl in tears. [or, How wan her cheeks are, and what heavy tears!] | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GOETHE'S DEATH MASK by LINDA GREGG THE ROLE OF ELEGY by MARY JO BANG SHE DRIED HER TEARS, AND THEY DID SMILE by EMILY JANE BRONTE MASKS by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON THE MASK by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES EPILOGUE FOR A MASQUE by JOHN DRINKWATER UNMASKED by FRANCES MARVEL GNASS AFTER THE RAIN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ALPINE PICTURE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ODE ON THE UNVEILING OF THE SHAW MEMORIA BOSTON COMMON, MAY 31, 1897 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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