Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TOO HUMAN, by JAMES OPPENHEIM Poet's Biography First Line: How many are strong enough to reject riches? Last Line: And the scourge of need. Subject(s): Human Behavior; Conduct Of Life; Human Nature | ||||||||
HOW many are strong enough to reject riches? Not I, not I! And who can flee from the poisoned breath of flattery? And who can escape from the friends that shield his weakness? And who can put away slothfulness and the lure of women? Not I, not I! We are too human, we little ones! Praised be the hostile world And the scourge of need. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL END OF THE WORLD by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE ANSWER by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE BROKEN BALANCE by ROBINSON JEFFERS TIME OF DISTURBANCE by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE UNCHANGEABLE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV |
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