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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOSPITALITY; QUATRAINS, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Whether my house is dark or bright Last Line: But mary's son shall not do without it Subject(s): Hospitality | |||
Whether my house is dark or bright, I close it not any wight, Lest Thou, hereafter, King of Stars, Against me close Thy Heavenly bars. If from a guest who shares thy board, Thy dearest dainty thou shalt hoard, 'Tis not that guest, O do not doubt it, But Mary's Son shall do without it. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON A DEAD HOSTESS; EPIGRAM by HILAIRE BELLOC A CHAPLET FOR JUDITH LANDRY by MARILYN HACKER THE HOUSE OF HOSPITALITIES by THOMAS HARDY YUSSOUF by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL EPIGRAM: 101 by MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS VERSES FOR A GUEST ROOM by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS A VERSE ON HIGHLAND HOSPITALITY by ROBERT BURNS MISS NOBODY'S CHRISTMAS DINNER by WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER I CAME TO A ROADSIDE DWELLING by BLISS CARMAN TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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