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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OCTAVES: 21, by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: To curse the chilled insistence of the dawn Last Line: The fundamental blunders of mankind. | |||
To curse the chilled insistence of the dawn Because the free gleam lingers; to defraud The constant opportunity that lives Unchallenged in all sorrow; to forget For this large prodigality of gold That larger generosity of thought, -- These are the fleshly clogs of human greed, The fundamental blunders of mankind. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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