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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FLIRT, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A pretty game, my girl Last Line: The shame sits on thy knee. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Flirtation; Love | |||
A PRETTY game, my girl, To play with me so long; Until this other lover Comes dancing to thy song, And my affair is over. But love, though well adored, Is not my only note: So let thy false love-prattle Be in another man's throat That weaker man's death-rattle. Ah, such as thou, at last, Wilt take a false man's hand: Think kindly then of me, When thou'rt forsaken, and The shame sits on thy knee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT |
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