Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POET'S FIRST ESSAY, by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: It is a fearful stake the poet casts Last Line: That only gives the laurel to the grave. Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia | ||||||||
IT is a fearful stake the poet casts, When he comes forth from his sweet solitude Of hopes, and songs, and visionary things, To ask the iron verdict of the world. Till then his home has been in fairyland, Sheltered in the sweet depths of his own heart; But the strong need of praise impels him forth; For never was there poet but he craved The golden sunshine of secure renown. That sympathy which is the life of fame, It is full dearly bought: henceforth he lives Feverish and anxious, in an unkind world, That only gives the laurel to the grave. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FELICIA HEMANS by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON THE CASTLE OF CHILLON by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON THE FACTORY; 'TIS AN ACCURSED THING! by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON THE FEMALE CONVICT by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON THE MARRIAGE VOW by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON A CHILD SCREENING A DOVE FROM A HAWK, BY STEWARDSON by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON A COMPARISON by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON A GIRL AT HER DEVOTIONS, BY NEWTON by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON A HISTORY OF THE LYRE by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON A LADY'S BEAUTY by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON |
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