I deplore this vulgar place where demons dwell with worthies they say they're the same but is the Tao impartial a fox might borrow a lion's mien and claim the disguise is real but once lead ore enters the furnace we soon see if it's gold or base | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPOSED BY THE SIDE OF GRASMERE by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH TO A YOUNG MAN ON THE PLATFORM OF A SUBWAY EXPRESS by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS A WINTER PIECE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AUNT CAROLINE by ANNYE LEWIS ALLISON SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 9. WHEN by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) UNCLE OUT O' DEBT AN' OUT O' DANGER by WILLIAM BARNES |