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THE JEALOUS LOVER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHO IS THIS MAN THAT, BRAIN ON FIRE
Last Line: WHO CALLS ME JEALOUSY?'
Subject(s): JEALOUSY;

Who is this man that, brain on fire,
Can reason without rule;
The fastest thinker known to life,
And yet the greatest fool?
This man is blind, and yet can see
Beyond our common eyes;
This man is deaf, yet hears plain words
When others hear but sighs.
Thinking that silence proves our guilt,
And speech is all a lie,
He cries aloud, 'My name is Truth —
Who calls me Jealousy?'



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