THE sturdy man, if he in love obtains, In open pomp and triumph reigns; The subtle woman, if she should succeed, Disowns the honour of the deed. Though he, for all his boast, is forced to yield, Though she can always keep the field; He vaunts his conquest, she conceals her shame. How partial is the voice of Fame! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OVERTONES by WILLIAM ALEXANDER PERCY TO MY EXCELLENT LUCASIA, ON OUR FRIENDSHIP. 17TH JULY 1651 by KATHERINE PHILIPS JUBILATE AGNO: GARDNER'S TALENT by CHRISTOPHER SMART ASTRAEA by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER AT A COWBOY DANCE by JAMES BARTON ADAMS POSTHUMOUS by HENRY AUGUSTIN BEERS |