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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MY NINETH DECADE, by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: To my ninth decade I have totter'd on
Last Line: So when he calls me, death shall find me ready.
Subject(s): Old Age
First Line: To my ninth decade I have totter'd on
Last Line: So when he calls me, death shall find me ready.
Subject(s): Old Age
To my ninth decade I have totter'd on,
And no soft arm bends now my steps to steady;
She, who once led me where she would, is gone,
So when he calls me, Death shall find me ready.
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