Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOPE AND DESPAIR, by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Said god, 'you sisters, ere ye go' Last Line: Which think ye lookt the more fair? Subject(s): Despair; Hope; Optimism | ||||||||
SAID God, "You sisters, ere ye go Down among men, my work to do, I will on each a badge bestow: Hope I love best, and gold for her, Yet a silver glory for Despair, For she is my angel too." Then like a queen, Despair Put on the stars to wear. But Hope took ears of corn, and round Her temples in a wreath them bound. Which think ye lookt the more fair? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT by DEREK MAHON EPILOGUE FROM EMBLEMS OF LOVE by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE |
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