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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ELDER WOMAN'S SONG: 4, FR. KING LEAR'S WIFE, by GORDON BOTTOMLEY Poet's Biography First Line: O, merry, merry will my heart be Last Line: And go like a lady, warmly drest. Subject(s): Old Age; Women | |||
O, MERRY, merry will my heart be When I can sit me down and rest: If you would live to make old bones Keep your knees off the kitchen-stones, And go like a lady, warmly drest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |
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