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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DEED, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: When I, made merry with the wine
Last Line: And die for man again?'
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Poverty
First Line: When I, made merry with the wine
Last Line: And die for man again?'
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Poverty
When I, made merry with the wine,
Had left my roystering band,
I saw a cold and bloodless man —
No poorer in the land;
And, gathering all my money left,
I filled his trembling hand.
But who looked into his Father's eyes —
Whose was the voice of pain?
'If he had done this thing,' said Christ.
'With his clear heart and brain —
Could I not bear a second Cross.
And die for Man again?'
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