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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COTTAGE LEFT FOR LONDON, by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The covert walk, the mossy apple-trees
Last Line: Water unfit to drink and air to breathe.
Subject(s): Country Life; London
First Line: The covert walk, the mossy apple-trees
Last Line: Water unfit to drink and air to breathe.
Subject(s): Country Life; London
The covert walk, the mossy apple-trees,
And the long grass that darkens underneath,
I leave for narrow streets and gnats and fleas,
Water unfit to drink and air to breathe.
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