Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NECESSARY OBSERVATIONS: 21ST PRECEPT, by THOMAS RANDOLPH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: If thou dispraise a man, let no man know Last Line: To make the world believe thou lov'st the man. Subject(s): Hate | ||||||||
If thou dispraise a man, let no man know By any circumstance that he's thy foe. If men but once find that, they'll quickly see Thy words from hate, and not from judgment be. If thou wouldst tell his vice, do what you can To make the world believe thou lov'st the man. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE THE WILD SWAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS HATRED by GWENDOLYN B. BENNETT TO AN ENEMY by MAXWELL BODENHEIM JACK ROSE by MAXWELL BODENHEIM THE PEOPLE OF THE OTHER VILLAGE by THOMAS LUX IN STRANGE EVENTS by WILLIAM MEREDITH LINES FOR A CHRISTMAS CARD by HILAIRE BELLOC LINES TO A DON by HILAIRE BELLOC FAIRIES' SONG by THOMAS RANDOLPH ODE TO MASTER ANTHONY STAFFORD [TO HASTEN HIM INTO COUNTRY] by THOMAS RANDOLPH |
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