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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LUCKY FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: Why is the four-leaved clover more lucky than the three? Last Line: "it has an extra hand, sir, to give its gold away!" Subject(s): Four-leaf Clovers | |||
"Why is the four-leaved clover more lucky than the three?" I questioned Master Greedy, and thus he answered me: "It's because the four-leaved clover so crafty is and bold, It has an extra hand, sir, to grasp the sunshine gold." "Why is the four-leaved clover more lucky than the three?" I questioned Master Generous, and thus he answered me: "It's because the four-leaved clover so kindly is and gay, It has an extra hand, sir, to give its gold away!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER by SARAH JOSEPHA BUELL HALE FOUR-LEAFED CLOVER by EFFIE WALLER SMITH FOUR LEAF CLOVER by GEORGE WASHINGTON WRIGHT HOUGHTON OAKLEAF (SONNET IN A NEW FORM) by MADELINE MASON FOUR LEAF CLOVERS by PHILIP MILLER I FOUND A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER by JACK PRELUTSKY FOUR-LEAF CLOVER by MONICA SHANNON A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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