Classic and Contemporary Poetry
APPEARANCES, by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Well, you have learned to smile Last Line: What dreams you dreamed last night? Alternate Author Name(s): Meredith, Owen; Lytton, 1st Earl Of; Lytton, Robert Subject(s): Facades; Appearances | ||||||||
WELL, you have learned to smile. And no one looks for traces Of tears about your eyes. Your face is like most faces. And who will ask, meanwhile, If your face your heart belies? Are you happy? You look so. Well, I wish you what you seem. Happy persons sleep so light! In your sleep you never dream? But who would care to know What dreams you dreamed last night? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TRANSPOSITIONS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON PEOPLE'S SURROUNDINGS by MARIANNE MOORE APPEARANCE AND REALITY by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER NURSING HOME: THE DOLL by KAREN SWENSON OFFICE PARTY: DISTAFF VIEW by KAREN SWENSON ON SOMETHING THAT WALKS SOMEWHERE by BEN JONSON BLACK GIRL by ASCLEPIADES OF SAMOS THE FASHION by JOSEPH BEAUMONT THE UNKNOWN WOMAN by ALEXANDER (ALEKSANDR) ALEXANDROVICH BLOK THE LAST WISH by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: AUX ITALIENS by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: THE CHESSBOARD by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |
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