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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ECHOES: APPENDIX, by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The pretty washermaiden Last Line: To kiss her dainty head? Alternate Author Name(s): Henley, W. E. Subject(s): Washerwomen | |||
THE pretty washermaiden, She washes on always! And as she rubs, and as she wrings, Her shapely body sways and springs As if to burst her stays. Her cheek is rich and shining And brown as any egg, And, when she dives into her tub To duck the linen she's to scrub, She shows the neatest leg! Her round arms white with lather, Her elbows fresh and red, Her mouth the rosiest of buds, Who would not risk a shower of suds To kiss her dainty head? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WASHERWOMAN by MARY WESTON FORDHAM REPETITION OF WORDS AND WEATHER by RUTH STONE EPITAPH FOR CATHERINE ALSOPP, WASHERWOMAN, HANGED HERSELF by CATHERINE ALSOPP WASHERWOMAN UNDER A SHADY TREE by SHLOMO AVAYOU WASHERWOMEN AT THE GRIJALVA by ROSARIO CASTELLANOS NECESSARY THINGS by YVETTE CHRISTIANSE TO A SANTIAGO WASHERWOMAN by OSCAR HAHN BALLADE OF DEAD ACTORS by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY |
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