Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VANITY, by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Vanity! Guiding power, 'tis thine to rule Last Line: Each deems his task the glory of the world. Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia Subject(s): Vanity | ||||||||
VANITY! guiding power, 'tis thine to rule Statesman and vestryman -- the knave or fool. The Macedonian crossed Hydaspes' wave, Fierce as the storm, and gloomy as the grave. Urged by the thought, What would Athenians say, When next they gathered on a market day? And the same spirit that induced his toil, Leads on the cook, to stew, and roast, and boil: Whether the spice be mixed -- the flag unfurled -- Each deems his task the glory of the world. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THROUGH A GLASS EYE, LIGHTLY by CAROLYN KIZER EPITAPH: FOR A PREACHER by COUNTEE CULLEN THE FLESH AND THE SPIRIT by ANNE BRADSTREET THE TENTH MUSE: THE VANITY OF ALL WORLDLY THINGS by ANNE BRADSTREET THE BISHOP ORDERS HIS TOMB AT SAINT PRAXED'S CHURCH by ROBERT BROWNING ALL IS VANITY, SAITH THE PREACHER' by GEORGE GORDON BYRON AGING: ON THE VANITY OF EARTHLY GREATNESS by ARTHUR GUITERMAN THE SPIDER AND THE FLY by MARY HOWITT CALYPSO WATCHING THE OCEAN by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON |
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