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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INSTRUCTIONS, by CORMAC First Line: Be not too wise, nor too foolish Last Line: If you be too feeble, you will be crushed. | |||
Be not too wise, nor too foolish, Be not too conceited, nor diffident, Be not too haughty, nor too humble, Be not too talkative, nor too silent, Be not too hard, nor too feeble. If you be too wise, men will expect too much of you; If you be too foolish, you will be deceived; If you be too conceited, you will be thought difficult; If you be too humble, you will be without honour; If you be too talkative, you will not be heeded; If you be too silent, you will not be regarded; If you be too hard, you will be broken; If you be too feeble, you will be crushed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WINTER TREES by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS CAVALIER TUNES: MARCHING ALONG by ROBERT BROWNING LILAC: FIRST EMOTIONS OF LOVE by ROBERT BURNS SECOND BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 3 by GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK by WILLIAM COWPER THE DARKLING THRUSH by THOMAS HARDY |
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