Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CARVING AND GILDING, by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON Poet's Biography First Line: You see,' said our host, as we enter'd his doors Last Line: "pray less of your gilding, and more of your carving." Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E. Subject(s): Dinners & Dining; Guests; Hospitality; Superficiality; Visiting | ||||||||
"YOU see," said our host, as we enter'd his doors, "I have furnish'd my house à la Louis Quatorze." "Then I wish," said a guest, "when you ask us to eat, You would furnish your board á la Louis Dixhuit; The eye, can it feast when the stomach is starving? Pray less of your gilding, and more of your carving." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LEDA 2: A NOTE ON VISITATIONS by LUCILLE CLIFTON HELSINKI, 1940 by ANSELM HOLLO THE LOW BLACK SQUARE by ANSELM HOLLO AMUSING OUR DAUGHTERS by CAROLYN KIZER POET AND PERSON by DENISE LEVERTOV AFTER THE GUEST; FOR MY BROTHER by GREGORY ORR PAST AND PRESENT by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON |
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