Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SLUGGARD, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: A jar of cider and my pipe Last Line: Will think myself the king of men. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Idleness; Laziness; Sloth; Indolence | ||||||||
A jar of cider and my pipe, In summer, under shady tree; A book of one that made his mind Live by its sweet simplicity: Then must I laugh at kings who sit In richest chambers, signing scrolls; And princes cheered in public ways, And stared at by a thousand fools. Let me be free to wear my dreams, Like weeds in some mad maiden's hair, When she doth think the earth has not Another maid so rich and fair; And proudly smiles on rich and poor, The queen of all fair women then: So I, dressed in my idle dreams, Will think myself the king of men. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AGAINST WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S ENCROACHING by CHARLES SIMIC NIKOS AT 42 by REETIKA VAZIRANI ODE ON INDOLENCE by JOHN KEATS IDLENESS by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL VAIN EXCUSE by WALTER CONRAD ARENSBERG A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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