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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LOAD OF PEARLS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: Will no one stop that blackbird now
Last Line: Brings diamonds into every eye!
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Life; Pearls
First Line: Will no one stop that blackbird now
Last Line: Brings diamonds into every eye!
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Life; Pearls
Will no one stop that Blackbird now,
Before he sings himself to death?
Tell him there is no life on earth
Enjoys an everlasting breath.
He sings because a tree in May
Is flower all over, low and high:
A cherry tree, whose load of pearls
Brings diamonds into every eye!
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