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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GIPSY, by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I, the man with the red scarf
Last Line: Thou shalt shut doors on me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lawrence, D. H.
Subject(s): Gypsies; Gipsies
First Line: I, the man with the red scarf
Last Line: Thou shalt shut doors on me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lawrence, D. H.
Subject(s): Gypsies; Gipsies
I, THE man with the red scarf,
Will give thee what I have, this last week's earnings.
Take them, and buy thee a silver ring
And wed me, to ease my yearnings.
For the rest, when thou art wedded
I'll wet my brow for thee
With sweat, I'll enter a house for thy sake,
Thou shalt shut doors on me.
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