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OLD OR YOUNG by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

Poet Analysis

First Line: I QUESTIONED POETRY, SAY, I SAID
Last Line: REPROVE ME FOR MY FOLLY.
Subject(s): AGING;
I questioned Poetry, Say, I said --
What am I, old or young?
'Young as the heart remains,' she smiled --
'While laughter comes, and song.'

Say, am I old or am I young?
I asked Philosophy.
'The way that women look at you
Should answer that' -- growled he.

So, when I claim, by my high blood,
A life still young and jolly,
Women, with their indifferent looks,
Reprove me for my folly.



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