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WORM-PROOF by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

Poet Analysis

First Line: HAVE I NOT BORED YOUR TEETH, SAID TIME
Last Line: "DEFY YOU WITH HIS WORM-PROOF DREAMS."
Subject(s): HOPE; TRANSIENCE; OPTIMISM; IMPERMANENCE;

"HAVE I not bored your teeth," said Time,
"Until they drop out, one by one:
I'll turn your black hairs into white,
And pluck them when the change is done;
The clothes you've put away with care,
My worm's already in their seams --"
"Time, hold your tongue, for man can still
Defy you with his worm-proof dreams."



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