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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BACH AND THE LADY, by WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Do not sneer, stranger, if one by one Last Line: The comment that her shoulders make Alternate Author Name(s): Auden, W. H. | |||
Do not sneer, stranger, if one by one, The crowd who followed her are gone To strangle their own shadows, or lie Bitterly with a harlot. I Have heard in a Bach fugue some phrase, Perplexed with flowers and sunlight, wake The green-leaved morning to her praise; More generous, pitiful than we However casual may be The comment that her shoulders make. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NIGHTFALL (1) by WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN ALONE (1) by WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN BETWEEN ADVENTURE by WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN WHO'S WHO by WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN THIS LOVED ONE by WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN |
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