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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
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?
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