Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TELLING FORTUNES, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: You'll have a son, the old man said Last Line: "a fool, a coxcomb, and a cur." Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Fortune Tellers; Palmistry | ||||||||
"YOU'LL have a son," the old man said -- "And then a daughter fair to meet As any summer nights that dance Upon a thousand silver feet." "You dear old man, now can you tell If my fair daughter'll marry well?" The old man winked his eye and said, "Well, knowing men for what they are, She'll break their hearts, because she'll not Be half as good as she is fair." The new-made wife was full of pain, And raised her head and hoped again. "And will my son be fine and smart And win a noble lady's heart?" The old man winked his other eye -- "Well, knowing women as we do, The kind of man they most prefer, He'll break their hearts, because he'll be A fool, a coxcomb, and a cur." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DESNOS READING THE PALMS OF MEN ON THEIR WAY TO THE GAS CHAMBERS by STEPHEN BERG MADRE SOFIA by ALBERTO ALVARO RIOS UNDERWOODS: BOOK 2: 6. THE SPAEWIFE by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON CAELIA: SONNETS: 3 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) TELLING FORTUNES by ALICE CARY THE HOROSCOPE by FRANCOIS COPPEE THE ROAD TO ROSLYN by NATHALIA CRANE A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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