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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TAMED DORMOUSE, by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: There is a creature, dear to heaven
Last Line: Or held it with divided sway.
Subject(s): Mice
First Line: There is a creature, dear to heaven
Last Line: Or held it with divided sway.
Subject(s): Mice
THERE is a creature, dear to Heaven,
Tiny and weak, to whom is given
To enjoy the world while suns are bright,
And shut grim winter from its sight --
Tamest of hearts that beat on wilds,
Tamer and tenderer than a child's --
The Dormouse -- this he loved and taught
(Docile it is the day it's caught,
And fond of music, voice or string)
To stand before and hear her sing,
Or lie within her palm half-closed,
Until another's interposed,
And claim'd the alcove wherein it lay,
Or held it with divided sway.
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