Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 42. FAREWELL TO JULIET (4), by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: We vex each other with our presence, I Last Line: Why should I scoff? Be merry while you may. | ||||||||
We vex each other with our presence, I By my regrets and by my mocking face, You by your laughter and mad gaiety, And both by cruel thoughts of happier days. Is then the world so narrow that we pace These streets like prisoners still with eyes askance, As bound together in the fell embrace Of a dark chain which bars deliverance? Nay, go your ways. I will not vex you more. Make your own terms with life, while you are fair. There is none better learned in woman's lore. You yet may take revenge on grief and care, And 'twas your nature ever to be gay, Why should I scoff? Be merry while you may. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ESTHER; A YOUNG MAN'S TRAGEDY: 51 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 110. THE OASIS OF SIDI KHALED by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 112. GIBRALTAR by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 55. ST. VALENTINE'S DAY by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 60. FAREWELL TO JULIET (9) by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 88. A DAY IN SUSSEX by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE OLD SQUIRE by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT A BALLAD OF THE HEATHER by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT A CHAUNT IN PRAISE by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT A CUCKOO SONG by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |
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