Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RAKES OF MALLOW, by UNKNOWN Poem Explanation First Line: Beauing, belling, dancing, drinking Last Line: Ever after live in strife, %and wish again for mallow | ||||||||
Beauing, belleing, dancing, drinking, Breaking windows, damning, sinking, Ever raking, never thinking, Live the rakes of Mallow. Spending faster than it comes, Beating waiters, bailiffs, duns, Bacchus's true-begotten sons, Live the rakes of Mallow. One time nought but claret drinking, Then like politicians thinking To raise the sinking funds when sinking, Live the rakes of Mallow. When at home with dadda dying, Still for Mallow water crying; But where there's good claret plying, Live the rakes of Mallow. Living short, but merry lives; Going where the devil drives; Having sweethearts, but no wives, Live the rakes of Mallow. Racking tenants, stewards teasing, Swiftly spending, slowly raising, Wishing to spend all their days in Raking as at Mallow. Then to end this raking life They get sober, take a wife, Ever after live in strife, And wish again for Mallow | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OF THE MEAN AND SURE ESTATE by THOMAS WYATT THE SNUG LITTLE ISLAND by THOMAS FROGNALL DIBDIN WERE I BUT HIS OWN WIFE by ELLEN MARY PATRICK DOWNING THE BOYS by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES TO MOSCOW by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR ENVOI: DEATH (2) by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) THE SECOND DAYES LAMENTATION OF THE AFFECTIONATE SHEPHEARD by RICHARD BARNFIELD |
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