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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
O WORLD, BE NOBLER!, by LAURENCE BINYON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: O world, be nobler, for her sake!
Last Line: O world, be nobler, for her sake!
Subject(s): Innocence; Love
First Line: O world, be nobler, for her sake!
Last Line: O world, be nobler, for her sake!
Subject(s): Innocence; Love
O WORLD, be nobler, for her sake!
If she but knew thee what thou art,
What wrongs are borne, what deeds are done
In thee, beneath thy daily sun,
Know'st thou not that her tender heart
For pain and very shame would break?
O World, be nobler, for her sake!
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