Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE BATH TUB, by EZRA POUND



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First Line: As a bathtub lined with white porcelain
Last Line: O my much praised but-not-altogether-satisfactory lady.


As a bathtub lined with white porcelain,
When the hot water gives out or goes tepid,
So is the slow cooling of our chivalrous passion,
O my much praised but-not-altogether-satisfactory lady.





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