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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 21. 'TIS CONSTANCY THAT GAINS THE PRIZE, by PHILIP AYRES Poet's Biography
First Line: When low'ring and when blustering winds arise
Last Line: Gets ground and grows the stronger for the shock.
Subject(s): Fidelity; Love; Faithfulness; Constancy
First Line: When low'ring and when blustering winds arise
Last Line: Gets ground and grows the stronger for the shock.
Subject(s): Fidelity; Love; Faithfulness; Constancy
WHEN low'ring and when blustering winds arise,
The weather-beaten Lover, tough as oak,
Endures the haughty storm, bends and complies,
Gets ground and grows the stronger for the shock.
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