Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN EPIGRAM ON WOMAN, by PHILIP AYRES Poet's Biography First Line: Since man's a little world, to make it great Last Line: A heav'nly count'nance, and a heart infernal. Subject(s): Women | ||||||||
SINCE Man's a Little World, to make it great Add Woman, and the metaphor's complete; Nature this piece with utmost skill design'd, And made her of a substance more refin'd, But wretched Man, compos'd of dust and clay, Must like all earthly things, with Time decay; While she may justly boast of what's eternal, A Heav'nly Count'nance, and a Heart Infernal. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV ON A FAIR BEGGAR by PHILIP AYRES |
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