Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CROESUS DISCOVERS, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS



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First Line: I thought I was a poor man all my days
Last Line: My friends -- I had my friends!
Subject(s): Croesus, King Of Lydia (d. 546 B.c.)


I thought I was a poor man all my days,
And only late I knew
Riches that filled my soul with glad amaze,
All-marvellous to view.

How am I shamed that I have hung my head
The way a pauper bends!
I should have walked the earth a king instead:
My friends -- I had my friends!





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