Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON A MISCHIEVOUS BULL, by WILLIAM COWPER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Go! Thou art all unfit to share Last Line: And claps the gate behind thee. Subject(s): Bulls | ||||||||
(WHICH THE OWNER OF HIM SOLD AT THE AUTHOR'S INSTANCE) Go! thou art all unfit to share The pleasures of this place With such as its old tenants are, Creatures of gentler race. The squirrel here his hoard provides, Aware of wintry storms, And woodpeckers explore the sides Of rugged oaks for worms. The sheep here smooths the knotted thorn With frictions of her fleece; And here I wander eve and morn, Like her, a friend to peace. Ah! I could pity thee exiled From this secure retreat-- I would not lose it to be styled The happiest of the great. But thou canst taste no calm delight; Thy pleasure is to show Thy magnanimity in fight, Thy prowess; therefore go! I care not whether east or north, So I no more may find thee; The angry Muse thus sings thee forth, And claps the gate behind thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BULL RETURNS by YEHUDA AMICHAI A WOMAN POSSESSED by MADELINE DEFREES THE WHITE BULLS OF HEAVEN by LINDA GREGG THE BULL OF BENDYLAW by SYLVIA PLATH THE CHRIST OF VELAZQUEZ: BULL by MIGUEL DE UNAMUNO THE BURDEN OF NINEVEH by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE BULL by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS MARCH: A BULL ON THE HORIZON by A. G. BECKMANN A COMPARISON by WILLIAM COWPER |
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