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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A CONTEMPORARY, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: By my fast horse that knows no rest
Last Line: No greater liar walks the earth.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
First Line: By my fast horse that knows no rest
Last Line: No greater liar walks the earth.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
By my fast horse that knows no rest
And, like its rider, never tires;
By my strong concentration, which
Shall take me where my heart desires;
By my great power to stand transfixed
At beauty, when my mind commands it;
By my strong faith that I'll not fail
At morning, noon or night to find it;
By my desire for longer life,
My ecstasy in mortal breath;
By all my healthy hate and fear
In thinking of the hour of death;
By all this joy, by this content,
By all my faith in what I plan;
By all these all-sufficing friends --
How can I envy any man!
True to a heart that joy makes kind,
And praising things of little worth;
Still giving praise where none is due --
No greater liar walks the earth.
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