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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GOOD SOCIETY, by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Yes, I suppose it is well to make some sort of exclusion Last Line: You should shut yourself on the wrong side of the fence. Alternate Author Name(s): Howells, W. D. Subject(s): Social Classes; Caste | |||
Yes, I suppose it is well to make some sort of exclusion, Well to put up the bars, under whatever pretence; Only be careful, be very careful, lest in the confusion You should shut yourself on the wrong side of the fence. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WEALTH OF THE DESTITUTE by DENISE LEVERTOV THE GATEKEEPER'S CHILDREN by PHILIP LEVINE THE SWIMMING POOL by THOMAS LUX POEM BEGINNING WITH A RANDOM PHRASE FROM COLERIDGE by THOMAS LUX FRESCOES FOR MR. ROCKEFELLER'S CITY: BURY GROUND BY THE TIES by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH INVOCATION TO THE SOCIAL MUSE by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH FORTUNO CARRACCIOLI by ROBERT MCALMON AN AMERICAN POEM by EILEEN MYLES |
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