Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 3. AFTER CIVILISATION, by EDWARD CARPENTER Poet's Biography First Line: We are a menace to you, o civilisation Last Line: We shall arise and sweep you away! Subject(s): Civilization | ||||||||
We are a menace to you, O civilisation! We have seen youwe allow youwe bear with you for a time, But beware! for in a moment and, when the hour comes, inevitably, We shall arise and sweep you away! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DECAYING LAMBSKINS by ROBINSON JEFFERS STILL THE MIND SMILES by ROBINSON JEFFERS CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS MORNING HARVEST by GERALD STERN DREAM, DUMP-HEAP, AND CIVILIZATION by ROBERT PENN WARREN WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS by CONSTANTINE P. CAVAFY THE WASTE LAND (1-5, COMPLETE) by THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT THE WORLD-SOUL by RALPH WALDO EMERSON AS A MOULD FOR SOME FAIR FORM by EDWARD CARPENTER |
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