Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNETS WRITTEN TO BOUTS-RIMES: 10C. VANITY FAIR, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Some ladies dress in muslin full and white Last Line: Go to the bason, poke them o'er the rim. -- Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Clothing & Dress; Women; Youth | ||||||||
Some ladies dress in muslin full and white, Some gentlemen in cloth succinct and black; Some patronise a dog-cart, some a hack, Some think a painted clarence only right. Youth is not always such a pleasing sight, Witness a man with tassels on his back; Or woman in a great-coat like a sack Towering above her sex with horrid height. If all the world were water fit to drown There are some whom you would not teach to swim, Rather enjoying if you saw them sink; Certain old ladies dressed in girlish pink, With roses and geraniums on their gown: -- Go to the Bason, poke them o'er the rim. -- | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BETWEEN THE WARS by ROBERT HASS THE GOLDEN SHOVEL by TERRANCE HAYES ALONG WITH YOUTH by ERNEST HEMINGWAY THE BLACK RIVIERA by MARK JARMAN IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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