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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POETS AT TEA: 8. ROSSETTI, WHO TOOK SIX CUPS OF IT, by BARRY PAIN Poet's Biography First Line: The lilies lie in my lady's bower Last Line: (o weary mother, drive the cows to roost.) Variant Title(s): Oh! Weary Mother Subject(s): Food & Eating; Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882); Tea | |||
The lilies lie in my lady's bower (O weary mother, drive the cows to roost), They faintly droop for a little hour; My lady's head droops like a flower. She took the porcelain in her hand (O weary mother, drive the cows to roost); She poured; I drank at her command; Drank deep, and now -- you understand! (O weary mother, drive the cows to roost.) | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MARIE AT TEA by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER THE SECRET GARDEN by ELEANOR WILNER DINING-ROOM TEA by RUPERT BROOKE TEA PARTY by ELEANOR (ELINOR) CHIPP SEATS OF THE FLIGHTY: THE THIRD CHAIR by FAIRFAX DOWNEY THE TEA-TABLE; A TOWN ECLOGUE by JOHN GAY THE SORCERER: TEACUP BRINDISI by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT |
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