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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE MUSE, by JEAN ADAMS Poet's Biography First Line: Come hither to the hedge, and see Last Line: But have a care of whining cant. Alternate Author Name(s): Adam, Jean Subject(s): Muses | |||
COME hither to the hedge, and see The Walks that are assigned to thee: All the bounds of Virtue shine, All the plain of Wisdom's thine, All the flowers of harmless Wit Thou mayest pull, if thou think'st fit, In the fair field of History. All the plants of Piety Thou mayest freely thence transplant: But have a care of whining Cant. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN APOLOGY FOR NOT INVOKING THE MUSE by JOHN CIARDI FAREWELL TO TWO MUSES by CAROL FROST PLAINT OF THE POET IN AN IGNORANT AGE by CAROLYN KIZER MUSE OF MIDNIGHT by GREGORY ORR WILD HEART; FOR TRISHA by GREGORY ORR SO HELP ME SAPPHO by ANNE WALDMAN |
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