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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A COMPARISON, by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A pretty, rainbow sort of life enough Last Line: And, like all toys, ephemeral. Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia Subject(s): Life | |||
A PRETTY, rainbow sort of life enough; Filled up with vanities and gay caprice: Such life is like the garden at Versailles, Where all is artificial; and the stream Is held in marble basins, or sent up Amid the fretted air, in waterfalls, Fantastic, sparkling; and the element, The mighty element, a moment's toy; And, like all toys, ephemeral. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRIVILEGE OF BEING by ROBERT HASS SEAWATER STIFFENS CLOTH by JANE HIRSHFIELD SAYING YES TO LIVING by DAVID IGNATOW THE WORLD IS SO DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP by DAVID IGNATOW CALYPSO WATCHING THE OCEAN by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON |
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