Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO BACCHUS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: I'm none of those -- oh bacchus, blush! Last Line: And I'm well fed. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Bacchus; Mythology - Classical | ||||||||
I'M none of those -- Oh Bacchus, blush! That eat sour pickles with their beer, To keep their brains and bellies cold; Ashamed to let one laughing tear Escape their hold. For only just to smell your hops Can make me fat and laugh all day, With appetite for bread and meat: I'll not despise bruised apples, they Make cider sweet. 'Tis true I only eat to live, But how I live to drink is clear; A little isle of meat and bread, In one vast sea of foaming beer, And I'm well fed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#11): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND MEDUSA by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#11): 2. MORE ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND MEDUSA by MARVIN BELL THE BIRTH OF VENUS by HAYDEN CARRUTH LEDA 2: A NOTE ON VISITATIONS by LUCILLE CLIFTON LEDA 3: A PERSONAL NOTE (RE: VISITATIONS) by LUCILLE CLIFTON UNEXPECTED HOLIDAY by STEPHEN DOBYNS A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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