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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TONGUES, by DOROTHY ALDIS Poet's Biography First Line: Be she big or be she little Last Line: In a wise old cheek. Subject(s): Gossip | |||
Be she big or be she little, Tongues will wag (They're hung in the middle), And her reputation's brittle. Poor hung tongues! It seems they must Wag until Herself is dust. I know a tongue The wiser for Years and years Of battledore And shuttlecock, Up and down The peeking streets Of a certain town. And that tongue is Slow to speak -- It stays hidden In a wise old cheek. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VERSES TO J. RANKINE by ROBERT BURNS GOSSIP AT BOW MILLS by GERALD CHITTENDEN LETTERS by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES THE SKIES CAN'T KEEP THEIR SECRET! by EMILY DICKINSON THREE SISTERS by LILLIAN DURHAM DICKSON A NEW DENOMINATION by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON |
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