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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PESSIMIST AND OPTIMIST, by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: This one sits shivering in fortune's smile Last Line: Laughs in the teeth of death. Subject(s): Pessimism; Optimism | |||
THIS one sits shivering in Fortune's smile, Taking his joy with bated, doubtful breath. This other, gnawed by hunger, all the while Laughs in the teeth of Death. | 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 |
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