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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FLY (1), by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: How large unto the tiny fly
Last Line: As lambkins to a shepherd.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
First Line: How large unto the tiny fly
Last Line: As lambkins to a shepherd.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
How large unto the tiny fly
Must little things appear! --
A rosebud like a feather bed,
Its prickle like a spear;
A dewdrop like a looking-glass,
A hair like golden wire;
The smallest grain of mustard-seed
As fierce as coals of fire;
A loaf of bread, a lofty hill;
A wasp, a cruel leopard;
And specks of salt as bright to see
As lambkins to a shepherd.
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