1 A beaten and a baffled man, A beaten and a baffled man, My life drags lamely day by day, My life drags lamely day by day, Too young to die, too old to plan, Too young to die, too old to plan, In failure grey. In failure grey. The knights ride east, the knights ride west, 2 For ladyes' tokens blithe of cheer, The knights ride east, the knights ride west, Each bound upon some gallant quest; For ladyes' tokens blithe of cheer, While I rust here. Each bound upon some gallant quest; While I rust here. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BEFORE THE BIRTH OF ONE OF HER CHILDREN by ANNE BRADSTREET THE BELEAGUERED CITY by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW POLLY by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS AT LORD'S [CRICKET GROUND] by FRANCIS THOMPSON A LAMENT FOR PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN FIRMILIAN; A TRAGEDY by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN THE PASSER-BY by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN THE BLACK FOX OF SALMON RIVER by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD |