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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PESSIMIST, by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The pessimist locust, last to leaf
Last Line: Though all the world is glad, still talks of grief.
Alternate Author Name(s): Wilson, Robert, Mrs.
Subject(s): Locust Trees; Pessimism
First Line: The pessimist locust, last to leaf
Last Line: Though all the world is glad, still talks of grief.
Alternate Author Name(s): Wilson, Robert, Mrs.
Subject(s): Locust Trees; Pessimism
THE pessimistic locust, last to leaf,
Though all the world is glad, still talks of grief.
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