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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BIRCHED SCHOOLBOY: CONCLUSION, by ANONYMOUS First Line: I would my master were a wat (a hare) Last Line: What availeth me though I say nay? Subject(s): Children;punishment;whips; Childhood | |||
I WOULD my master were a wat [a hare], And my book a wild cat, And a brace of greyhounds in his top: I would be glad for to see that! What availeth me though I say nay? I would my master were a hare, And all his books hounds were, And I myself a jolly hunter: To blow my horn I would not spare! For if he were dead I would not care. What availeth me though I say nay? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE |
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