Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE NEWSPAPER MIRROR, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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THE NEWSPAPER MIRROR, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The mirror of the times! In golden frame
Last Line: It is the most repulsive thing in town!
Subject(s): Newspapers; Journalism; Journalists


The mirror of the times! In golden frame
Or homely wood, its honor is the same.

A mirror, not a lamp of pulsing light;
A mirror, useless in a moral night.

But if its back is scratched by carelessness,
And if its face is cracked by crude excess,

Foul with the breath of greed, or muddied o'er
With bigot's passion and with party gore,

Though fair its frame and jewelled its renown,
It is the most repulsive thing in town!





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