Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE PROUD, by FRANCES MARY FROST



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THE PROUD, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: They are the proudest who have met defeat
Last Line: The ghost of beauty in an empty breast.
Subject(s): Failure; Pride; Self-esteem; Self-respect


They are the proudest who have met defeat,
They are the proudest who must walk alone,
Cherishing the vanished and the sweet,
Remembering blossoms broken on a stone.

Go softly, you who have no loss to weep,
Who sink at night to deep, untroubled rest,
And envy the defeated who must keep
The ghost of beauty in an empty breast.





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