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 EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT by DEREK MAHON AFTER THE RAIN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ALPINE PICTURE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ODE ON THE UNVEILING OF THE SHAW MEMORIA BOSTON COMMON, MAY 31, 1897 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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