Classic and Contemporary Poetry
"TO DEMOSTHENES, ON A FLATTERING MIRROR", by ANONYMOUS First Line: It flatters and deceives thy view Last Line: Thou wouldst consult it never more Subject(s): Flattery;mirrors;vanity | ||||||||
IT flatters and deceives thy view, This mirror of ill-polished ore; For were it just, and told thee true, Thou wouldst consult it never more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THROUGH A GLASS EYE, LIGHTLY by CAROLYN KIZER EPITAPH: FOR A PREACHER by COUNTEE CULLEN THE FLESH AND THE SPIRIT by ANNE BRADSTREET THE TENTH MUSE: THE VANITY OF ALL WORLDLY THINGS by ANNE BRADSTREET THE BISHOP ORDERS HIS TOMB AT SAINT PRAXED'S CHURCH by ROBERT BROWNING ALL IS VANITY, SAITH THE PREACHER' by GEORGE GORDON BYRON AGING: ON THE VANITY OF EARTHLY GREATNESS by ARTHUR GUITERMAN THE SPIDER AND THE FLY by MARY HOWITT TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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