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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GROWN-UP, by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Was it for this I uttered prayers Last Line: I should retire at half-past eight? Alternate Author Name(s): Boyd, Nancy; Boissevain, Eugen, Mrs. Subject(s): Aging | |||
Was it for this I uttered prayers, And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs, That now, domestic as a plate, I should retire at half-past eight? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER THE GENTLE POET KOBAYASHI ISSA by ROBERT HASS MEMORY AS A HEARING AID by TONY HOAGLAND AMOROSA AND COMPANY by CONRAD AIKEN GRAY WEATHER by ROBINSON JEFFERS FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON AFTERNOON ON A HILL by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY |
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