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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POLLY: HACKER'S SONG, by JOHN GAY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Woman's like the flatt'ring ocean
Last Line: When the silly pilot's blind?
Subject(s): Women
First Line: Woman's like the flatt'ring ocean
Last Line: When the silly pilot's blind?
Subject(s): Women
Woman's like the flatt'ring ocean,
Who her pathless ways can find?
Every blast directs her motion;
Now she's angry, now she's kind.
What a fool's the venturous lover,
Whirl'd and toss'd by every wind!
Can the bark the port recover
When the silly pilot's blind?
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