Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ALARM, by HILDEBRAND JACOB First Line: What is't, good prying friend, you say? Last Line: Tis time to be in haste, to live! Subject(s): Barbers; Clocks; Hair; Old Age; Time | ||||||||
WHAT is't, good prying friend, you say? A hair or two just turning grey! Quick, boy! for the next barber send: This sight my Cloe may offend; I'll pass for twenty-five no more, Though I have seen seven lustrums o'er. Go, tap the oldest cask of wine; Invite those merry blades to dine; Bid Arrigoni bring his lute; And brush my best embroidered suit! This mighty hurry, friend, forgive; 'Tis time to be in haste, to live! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND |
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