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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ARREST OF OSCAR WILDE AT THE CADOGAN HOTEL, by JOHN BETJEMAN Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: He sipped at a weak hock and seltzer Last Line: He brushed past the palms on the staircase %and was helped to a hansom outside Subject(s): Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900) | |||
View Poem Text | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...METAMORPHOSES: 2. ORPHEUS (OSCAR WILDE) by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM SONNET OF ADDRESSING OSCAR WILDE by ANNE CARSON THE ARREST OF OSCAR WILDE AT THE CADOGAN HOTEL by JOHN BETJEMAN THE DEAD POET by ALFRED BRUCE DOUGLAS THE GOURMAND, SELECTION by HARRY GRAHAM ON LOVE: OSCAR WILDE by EDWARD HIRSCH OH WHO IS THAT YOUNG SINNER WITH HANDCUFFS ON HIS WRIST by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN HOMEMADE VOODOO by RODGER LEE KAMENETZ METAMORPHOSES: 2. ORPHEUS (OSCAR WILDE) by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM HOW TO GET ON IN SOCIETY by JOHN BETJEMAN |
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