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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MARIONETTES, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Let the foul scene proceed
Last Line: And affrights even fear.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
First Line: Let the foul scene proceed
Last Line: And affrights even fear.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Let the foul Scene proceed:
There's laughter in the wings;
'Tis sawdust that they bleed,
Only a box Death brings.
How rare a skill is theirs --
These extreme pangs to show,
How real a frenzy wears
Each feigner of woe!
Gigantic dins uprise!
Even the gods must feel
A smarting of the eyes
As these fumes upsweel.
Strange, such a Piece is free,
While we Spectators sit,
Aghast at its agony,
Yet absorbed in it!
Dark is the outer air,
Coldly the night draughts blow,
Mutely we stare, and stare
At the frenzied Show.
Yet heaven hath its quiet shroud
Of deep, immutable blue --
We cry 'An end!' We are bowed
By the dread, 'It's true!'
While the Shape who hoofs applause
Behind our deafened ear,
Hoots -- angel-wise -- 'the Cause!'
And affrights even fear.
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