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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LIFE OF MAN, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: All from his cradle to his grave
Last Line: Poor devil, man's a frightened thing.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Mankind; Human Race
First Line: All from his cradle to his grave
Last Line: Poor devil, man's a frightened thing.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Mankind; Human Race
All from his cradle to his grave,
Poor devil, man's a frightened fool;
His Mother talks of imps and ghosts,
His Master threatens him at school.
When half a man and half a boy,
The Law complains of his high blood;
And then the Parson threatens him
With hell, unless baptized for good.
Soon after, when a married man,
He fears the humours of his Spouse;
And, when a father, fears to spend
One shilling that his Babes might lose.
Then comes Old Age, Lumbago, Gout,
Rheumatic Pains that ache and sting:
All from his cradle to his grave,
Poor devil, man's a frightened thing.
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