Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE EXCUSE, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Why did you kill that harmless frog? Last Line: "and then it died." Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. | ||||||||
"WHY did you kill that harmless frog? Tell me, my little boy." He hung his head for shame, and gone Was all his joy. But now a thought comes to his mind, He lifts his head with pride: "I only half-killed it," he said -- "And then it died." | 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 |
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