Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE KERCHIEF, by ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When first I 'gan to know thee, dear Last Line: To find the faults I found. Alternate Author Name(s): Q; Quiller-couch, A. T. Subject(s): Failure; Judgments | ||||||||
WHEN first I'gan to know thee, dear, Thy faults I did espy; And 'Sure this is a blemish here, And that's a blot,' said I. But from that hour I did resign My judgement to my fate, Thou art no more than only mine To love and vindicate. The kerchief that thou gav'st I wear Upon mine eyelids bound, And every man I meet I dare To find the faults I found. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO JUDGMENT: AN ASSAY by JANE HIRSHFIELD EVE SPEAKS by LOUIS UNTERMEYER BODY AND SOUL: A METAPHYSICAL ARGUMENT by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE BEST JUDGMENT by ALICE CARY HAMMER AND ANVIL by SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE JUDGMENT SEATS by SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE SAGE COUNSEL by ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH |
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