Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RIDDLE, by NATHANIEL COTTON Poet's Biography First Line: I am by nature soft as silk Last Line: And ah! Sometimes, I wipe her nose Subject(s): Cotton | ||||||||
I AM by nature soft as silk, By nature too as white as milk; I am a constant friend to man, And serve him every way I can. When dipt in wax, or plung'd in oil, I make his winter evenings smile; By India taught I spread his bed, Or deck his favourite Celia's head; Her gayest garbs I oft compose, And ah! sometimes, I wipe her nose | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE COTTON CLUB by CLARENCE MAJOR THE COTTON BOLL by HENRY TIMROD CANE: NOVEMBER COTTON FLOWER by JEAN TOOMER COTTON MILL FUNERAL by STEWART ATKINS A LANCASHIRE DOXOLOGY by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK THE FIRESIDE by NATHANIEL COTTON EPITAPH ON A LADY, WHO HAD LABOURED UNDER A CANCER by NATHANIEL COTTON |
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