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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A DISCIPLE OF WILLIAM MORRIS, by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Stand fast by the ideal. Hero be Last Line: Learning shall speak of thee and shame their scorn. Subject(s): Morris, William (1834-1896) | |||
STAND fast by the ideal. Hero be, You in your youth, as he from youth to age. Dare to be last, least, in good modesty, Nor fret thy soul for speedier heritage. Even as he lived, live thou, laborious, sage, Yielding thy flower, leaf, fruitage seasonably, Content if but some beauty in Time's page Out of thy being spring and live through thee. Churl Fame shall grudge (ah, let it grudge!) thee glory. Knaves have earned that. Behold, the blossoming thorn Emblazoneth the hedge where fools made foray, Redeemeth their sad flouts and jibes forlorn. Ere thou shalt guess, the nightingale thy story Learning shall speak of thee and shame their scorn. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CORNKIND by FRANK O'HARA (1926-1966) CORNKIND by FRANK O'HARA (1926-1966) ESTHER; A YOUNG MAN'S TRAGEDY: 50 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT 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 |
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