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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN ANSWER, by BAYARD TAYLOR Poet's Biography
First Line: You call me cold: you wonder why
Last Line: The touch of ice and fire is one.
Alternate Author Name(s): Taylor, James Bayard
Subject(s): Blindness; Love; Nature; Stoicism; Visually Handicapped
First Line: You call me cold: you wonder why
Last Line: The touch of ice and fire is one.
Alternate Author Name(s): Taylor, James Bayard
Subject(s): Blindness; Love; Nature; Stoicism; Visually Handicapped
You call me cold: you wonder why
The marble of a mien like mine
Gives fiery sparks of Poesy,
Or softens at Love's touch divine.
Go, look on Nature, you will find
It is the rock that feels the sun:
But you are blind, -- and to the blind
The touch of ice and fire is one.
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