Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FINE LADY'S LIFE, by HENRY CAREY (1687-1743) Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: What though they call me country lass Last Line: "with a 'stand by! Clear the way!'" Subject(s): Country Life; Women | ||||||||
"What though they call me country lass; I read it plainly in my glass That for a duchess I might pass! O, could I see the day! Would Fortune but attend my call, At Park, at Play, at Ring, at Ball, I'd brave the proudest of them all, With a 'Stand by! Clear the way!' Surrounded by a crowd of beaux, With smart toupees and powdered clothes, At rivals I'd turn up my nose! O, could I see the day! I'd dart such glances from these eyes, Shall make some lord or duke, my prize! And then, O, how I'll tyrannise, With a 'Stand by! Clear the way!' O, then for every new delight, For equipage and diamonds bright, Quadrille, and Plays, and Balls, all night! O, could I see the day! Of love and joy I'd take my fill, The tedious hours of life to kill. In everything I'd have my will, With a 'Stand by! Clear the way!'" | 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 LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV A LILLIPUTIAN ODE ON THEIR MAJESTIES' ACCESSION by HENRY CAREY (1687-1743) |
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