Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PARTIAL FAME, by MATTHEW PRIOR


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First Line: The sturdy man, if he in love obtains
Last Line: How partial is the voice of fame!
Subject(s): Fame; Love; Shame; Reputation


THE sturdy man, if he in love obtains,
In open pomp and triumph reigns;
The subtle woman, if she should succeed,
Disowns the honour of the deed.

Though he, for all his boast, is forced to yield,
Though she can always keep the field;
He vaunts his conquest, she conceals her shame.
How partial is the voice of Fame!





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