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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WISE WOMAN, by SARA TEASDALE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: She must be rich who can forego Last Line: A thing that time so often steals. Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs. Subject(s): Women | |||
She must be rich who can forego An hour so jewelled with delight, She must have treasuries of joy That she can draw on day and night, She must be very sure of heaven -- Or is it only that she feels How much more safe it is to lack A thing that time so often steals. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV |
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