Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IMPROMPTU UPON BEING OBLIGED TO LEAVE A PARTY .. WANT OF BREECHES, by THOMAS MOORE Poet's Biography First Line: Between adam and me the great difference is Last Line: While, for want of my breeches, I'm banish'd from mine. Alternate Author Name(s): Little, Thomas Variant Title(s): Upon Being Obliged To Leave A Pleasant Party Subject(s): Clothing & Dress | ||||||||
BETWEEN Adam and me the great difference is, Though a Paradise each has been forced to resign, That he never wore breeches till turn'd out of his, While, for want of my breeches, I'm banish'd from mine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DRESSING MY DAUGHTERS by MARK JARMAN IT'S HARD TO KEEP A CLEAN SHIRT CLEAN by JUNE JORDAN ODE TO A DRESSMAKER'S DUMMY by DONALD JUSTICE THE RED SHIRT by PHILIP LEVINE THE THINGS IN BLACK MEN?ÇÖS CLOSETS by E. ETHELBERT MILLER A CANADIAN BOAT SONG; WRITTEN ON THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE by THOMAS MOORE |
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