Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RETURN OF THE FAIRY: 14. DESPAIR, by HUMBERT WOLFE Poet's Biography First Line: What was to be done? It / would have been quicker Last Line: It covered the note. Subject(s): Fairies; Elves | ||||||||
WHAT was to be done? It would have been quicker to go round and call on the Doctor or Vicar, and ask their advice. But the terms of the spell unluckily made that impossible. Then she thought of the papers, but alas! when she wrote the stamp was so big that it covered the note. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FAERY FOREST by SARA TEASDALE THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE FAIRIES by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE FAIRY CHILD by JOHN ANSTER THE FORSAKEN MERMAN by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE LITTLE ELF-MAN by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS TAM O' SHANTER by ROBERT BURNS A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 19. THE FAIRY QUEEN PROSERPINA by THOMAS CAMPION A PROPER NEW BALLAD [ENTITLED THE FAIRIES' FAREWELL] by RICHARD CORBET |
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