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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DICTUM SAPIENTI, by CHARLES HENRY WEBB Poet's Biography First Line: That 'tis well to be off with the old love Last Line: Before they are off with the old? Alternate Author Name(s): Paul, John | |||
THAT 'tis well to be off with the old love Before one is on with the new Has somehow passed into a proverb,— But I never have found it true. No love can be quite like the old love, Whate'er may be said for the new— And if you dismiss me, my darling, You may come to this thinking, too. Were the proverb not wiser if mended, And the fickle and wavering told To be sure they're on with the new love Before they are off with the old? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DUM VIVIMUS VIGILAMUS by CHARLES HENRY WEBB GIL, THE TOREADOR by CHARLES HENRY WEBB LITTLE MAMMA by CHARLES HENRY WEBB INEVITABLY (2) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE SHADOWY WATERS: A DRAMATIC POEM by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS TRAFALGAR SQUARE by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES A COMPARISON by WILLIAM COWPER TO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME by ROBERT HERRICK PIANO by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE ON THE SITE OF A MULBERRY-TREE PLANTED BY SHAKESPEARE ... by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |
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