The Peacock, that fine-feathered bird, Has but a screeching voice; The Robin, with a lovely breast, Sings once, and quarrels twice. I married you for youth and beauty, The first to please my mind; And found Love's strength was in her voice To keep it sweet and kind. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SOHRAB AND RUSTUM by MATTHEW ARNOLD MELANCHOLIA by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A HEALTH by EDWARD COATE PINKNEY KEEPING ENDLESS HOLIDAY by TITUS PETRONIUS NIGER FOOTLIGHT MOTIFS: 4. NATALIE ALT by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS TO THE ROYAL ACADEMY by WILLIAM BLAKE THE REPLY OF SOCRATES, CONCERNING THE WRITINGS OF HERACLITUS by JOHN BYROM |