Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NOW THAT SHE GIVES, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Now that she gives my love consent Last Line: "should burn in hell for such a part!" Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Love - Age Differences | ||||||||
NOW that she gives my love consent, I hear an evil spirit near; A mocking spirit, day and night, That whispers threats in either ear. "Since you are twice her age," it says, "Thick-lipped, with features large and coarse; And she, so young and beautiful, Could all her life do nothing worse; "Since she, poor girl, mistakes for love The feelings that possess her heart -- She must be daft, and you, strong wretch, Should burn in hell for such a part!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GHOST IN THE MARTINI by ANTHONY HECHT THE NIGHT BEFORE FATHER'S DAY by DENISE DUHAMEL PREFERENCE by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES I REMEMBER by FLORENCE MARGARET SMITH A SONG OF A YOUNG LADY TO HER ANCIENT LOVER by JOHN WILMOT FROM A YOUNG WOMAN TO AN OLD OFFICER WHO COURTED HER by ELIZABETH FRANCES AMHERST ON THE MARRIAGE OF A BEAUTEOUS YOUNG GENTLEWOMAN WITH AN ANCIENT MAN by FRANCIS BEAUMONT WHAT CAN A YOUNG LASSIE DO by ROBERT BURNS LINES ON MY NEW CHILD SWEETHEART by THOMAS CAMPBELL A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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