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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CAKE AND SACK, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Old king caraway
Last Line: For king caraway!'
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
First Line: Old king caraway
Last Line: For king caraway!'
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Old King Caraway
Supped on cake,
And a cup of sack
His thirst to slake;
Bird in arras,
And hound in hall
Watched very softly
Or not at all;
Fire in the middle,
Stone all round
Changed not, heeded not,
Made no sound;
All by himself
At the Table High
He'd nibble and sip
While his dreams slipped by;
And when he had finished,
He'd nod and say,
'Cake and sack
For King Caraway!'
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