|
|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STRENGTH, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: What lies I read, that men of strength
Last Line: And full, like books, of pretty lies.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
First Line: What lies I read, that men of strength
Last Line: And full, like books, of pretty lies.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
WHAT lies I read, that men of strength
Have keen and penetrating looks
That, flashing here and flashing there,
Command success -- what foolish books!
For when we go to life we find
The men and dogs that fight till death
Are sleepy-eyed, and look so calm
We wonder if they live by breath!
Love, too, must hold her saucy tongue,
And turn on us two sleepy eyes,
To prove she is no painted doll,
And full, like books, of pretty lies.
Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!
Other Poems of Interest...
A CHILD'S PET by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES
A MOTHER TO HER SICK CHILD by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES
A STRANGE MEETING by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES
A THOUGHT by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES
ADVICE by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES
APRIL'S LAMBS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES
BIRD AND BROOK by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES
COWSLIPS AND LARKS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES
DAYS TOO SHORT by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES
EARLY MORN by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES