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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: PRUDENCE Matches Found: 30 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` A CAUTION TO FAIR LADIES, by HENRY LAWES Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Ladies, you whose smooth and dainty skin Last Line: Held a most notorious sin. Subject(s): Prudence; Caution A MAIDEN'S DREAM, by ROBERT GREENE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Methought, in slumber as I lay and dreamt Last Line: That I awoke and start out of my dream. Subject(s): Fortitude; Hospitality; Justice; Prudence; Religion; Temperance; Wealth; Caution; Theology; Prohibition; Riches; Fortunes BEWARE OF THE WIND, by CALE YOUNG RICE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Beware of the wind when it talks to your heart Last Line: And says such things as none should say. Subject(s): Life; Prudence; Wind; Caution BRIEF MEETING, by LAURA MORIARTY Poem Source First Line: May have replaced the missing cardinal virtue of prudence Last Line: And an unlimited supply of sand. A woman's breast. Is that what you imagined? Or is this more like % Subject(s): Prudence CAUTION, by GERTRUDE CALLAGHAN Poem Text First Line: Lurking in a velvet shadow Last Line: What lies sleeping might awake! Subject(s): Prudence; Caution CAUTIONARY VERSES, by THEODORE HOOK Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My little dears, who learn to read, pray early, learn to shun Last Line: But parents ne'er should let you go unpunished for a pun! Alternate Author Name(s): Hook, Theodor Variant Title(s): Advice To Children;puns Subject(s): Prudence; Puns; Caution COUNSELS OF PRUDENCE AND PATIENCE, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: I see a rybane ryche and newe Subject(s): Patience; Prudence; Religion CURVE AHEAD, by ROSA ZAGNONI MARINONI Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Her prudence was a white fence Last Line: But white enough to catch the traveler's eye. Subject(s): Prudence; Caution FATHER'S SONG, by GREGORY ORR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Recitation Poet's Biography First Line: Yesterday, against admonishment Last Line: She tries to teach me risk. Subject(s): Children; Pain; Parents; Prudence; Childhood; Suffering; Misery; Parenthood; Caution LIMERICK, by EDWARD LEAR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: There was an old person of woking Last Line: That illusive old person of woking Subject(s): Prudence LITTLE OLD GIRL, by LUCY LARCOM Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: What is this round world to prudence Subject(s): Prudence MORGAN, by EDWARD HARRINGTON Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: When morgan crossed the murray to peechelba and doom Last Line: "should heed the boobook's warning: ""go back, go back, go back!" Subject(s): Crime & Criminals; Death; Escapes; Prudence; Dead, The; Fugitives; Caution OF CAUTION, by FRANCESCO DA BARBERINI Poem Text First Line: Say, wouldst thou guard thy son Last Line: Be free of fruit to all. Alternate Author Name(s): Barberino, Francesco Da Variant Title(s): Sentenze Of Caution Subject(s): Guard Duty; Italian Renaissance; Prudence; Caution OF PRUDENCE, by MANCINI Poem Source First Line: Wisdoms first progress is to tale a view Subject(s): Prudence ONE BITE, by BRENDAN KENNELLY Poem Source First Line: The shy snake is too polite Last Line: One bite is all that's needed. Subject(s): Animals; Prudence; Snakes PRUDENCE, by RALPH WALDO EMERSON Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Theme no poet gladly sung Last Line: Thanks the atoms that cohere. Variant Title(s): Motto To 'prudence' Subject(s): Prudence; Caution PRUDENCE, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: When strong and rich the wicked ones you see Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi Subject(s): Prudence PRUDENCE OF NAN CORBETT, by ALBERTA TURNER Poem Source First Line: I didn't know which would work so I tried Last Line: I'll spread fresh straw shut the stable door %and won't look Subject(s): Prudence RIFLEMAN FORM!, by ALFRED TENNYSON Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: There is a sound of thunder afar Last Line: Riflemen, riflemen, riflemen form! Alternate Author Name(s): Tennyson, Lord Alfred; Tennyson, 1st Baron; Tennyson Of Aldworth And Farringford, Baron Variant Title(s): The War Subject(s): Fights; Prudence; Rifles; Soldiers; Sound; Storms; Caution THE BEAST, by KAREN SWENSON Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The teak is carved, fine as mantilla lace Last Line: The cupped hands of love, to change the beast within. Subject(s): Burma; Fables; Love; Prudence; Allegories; Caution THE CAUTIOUS HOUSEHOLDER, by ANAXILAS Poem Text First Line: You're worse than snails, who vote the whole world vicious Last Line: And hump their houses round, they're so suspicious. Subject(s): Prudence; Caution THE ELDER'S WARNING; A LAY OF THE CONVOCATION, by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN Poem Text Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Noo, john makgill, my elder, come listen Last Line: For cozily he kept the manse, and never took the hills. Alternate Author Name(s): Bon Gaultier (with Theodore Martin) Subject(s): Death; Prudence; Dead, The; Caution THE KELLYS, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: "ye sons of australia, forget not your braves" Last Line: "which pierced the two kellys, joe byrne, and steve hart" Subject(s): Crimes & Criminals;death;hunting;prudence; "dead, The;hunters;caution; THE KING'S FAVORITES, by PRISCILLA JANE THOMPSON Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: A king, once summoned his favorites Last Line: "since I've lost ambition and high-headed pride?" Subject(s): Ambition; Humility; Pride; Prudence; Self-esteem; Self-respect; Caution THE MASQUERADERS, by WEX JONES Poem Text First Line: The telephone looks like a dolly Last Line: Till betty's back safely in school. Subject(s): Children; Prudence; Childhood; Caution THE SECRET, by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: When prudence wears her mask, ah me! Last Line: Takes off her mask. Subject(s): Prudence; Caution THERE WAS AN OLD PERSON OF SLOUGH, by EDWARD LEAR Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: You imprudent old person of slough Subject(s): Prudence WARNING, by DOROTHY HOLLOWAY PFLAGER Poem Text First Line: Like crimson wind-tossed leaves Last Line: Remembering its flaw. Subject(s): Prudence; Caution WHAT IS PRUDENCE?, by JOHN WOLCOTT Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Prudence, sir william, is a jewel Alternate Author Name(s): Pindar, Peter; Wolcot, John Subject(s): Prudence WINNERS AND LOSERS, by BOYCE HOUSE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Men born in little towns Last Line: You get the same total? Subject(s): Adventure & Adventurers; Human Behavior; Prudence; Success; Conduct Of Life; Human Nature; Caution |
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