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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AMBITION, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: I had ambition, by which sin
Last Line: Be into paradise.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Ambition
First Line: I had ambition, by which sin
Last Line: Be into paradise.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Ambition
I had Ambition, by which sin
The angels fell;
I climbed and, step by step, O Lord,
Ascended into Hell.
Returning now to peace and quiet,
And made more wise,
Let my descent and fall, O Lord,
Be into Paradise.
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