Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ABASEMENT, by THOMAS ANSTEY GUTHERIE Poet's Biography First Line: With matted head a-dabble in the dust Last Line: Yet learn that strange delight may lurk in self-disgust. Alternate Author Name(s): Anstey, F. Subject(s): Eyes; Poverty; Self-criticism | ||||||||
With matted head a-dabble in the dust, And eyes tear-sealed in a saline crust I lie all loathly in my rags and rust -- Yet learn that strange delight may lurk in self-disgust. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POEM FOR MY FRIEND, CLARE. OR, WITH WHITE STUPAS WE REMEMBER BUDDHA by NORMAN DUBIE CONGRATULATING WEDGE by ALICE NOTLEY I AM FIFTY-TWO YEARS OLD' by KENNETH REXROTH THE ADVANTAGES OF LEARNING by KENNETH REXROTH A SECRET SIGH by JOSEPH BEAUMONT TO FIGHT ALOUD IS VERY BRAVE by EMILY DICKINSON A TRUMPET BLAST by THOMAS ANSTEY GUTHERIE DISENCHANTMENT by THOMAS ANSTEY GUTHERIE STANZA WRITTEN IN DEJECTION NEAR DULWICH by THOMAS ANSTEY GUTHERIE |
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