Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POOR, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: Give them your silver, let the poor Last Line: Worth twice their weight in gold? Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Depressions, Economic; Poverty; Recessions | ||||||||
Give them your silver, let the poor Put on a braver show; Let not their cold and sullen looks Depress the world with woe. But to the poor who laugh and sing, Nor look depressed nor cold What can we give to these sweet souls, Worth twice their weight in gold? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEPRESSION DAYS (2) by PAT MORA EDEN, THEN AND NOW by RUTH STONE BAGPIPE MUSIC by FREDERICK LOUIS MACNEICE DRIVING IN OKLAHOMA by CARTER REVARD THE POET'S TERROR AT THE BALIFFS OF EXETER, FR. FREEDOM: A POEM by ANDREW BRICE TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 2. DEEP BELOW DEEP by EDWARD CARPENTER A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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