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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LAFAYETTE, by WILLIAM BLAKE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Let the brothels of paris be opened Last Line: And a great many suckers grow all around Subject(s): Bible; Lafayette, Marie Joseph, Marquis De; Mythology; Paris, France | |||
Let the Brothels of Paris be opened With many an alluring dance To awake the Physicians thro the city Said the beautiful Queen of France Then old Nobodaddy aloft Farted & belchd & coughd And said I love hanging & drawing & quartering Every bit as well as war & slaughtering Then he swore a great & solemn Oath To kill the people I am loth But If they rebel they must go to hell They shall have a Priest & a passing bell The King awoke on his couch of gold As soon as he heard these tidings told Arise & come both fife & drum And the Famine shall eat both crust & crumb The Queen of France just touchd this Globe And the Pestilence darted from her robe But our good Queen quite grows to the ground And a great many suckers grow all around | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LO, WHERE HAUSSMANN COMES, SEE WHERE HE COMES by KENNETH KOCH A PARIS BLACKBIRD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR AT THE MUSEE RODIN IN PARIS by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR NO GROUNDS FOR PROSECUTION by ANDRE BRETON DECEMBER 24TH, PARIS - NOTRE DAME by SANDRA CISNEROS A CRADLE SONG by WILLIAM BLAKE |
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