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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH: FOR A FOOL, by COUNTEE CULLEN Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: On earth the wise man makes the rules Last Line: And no man is the wiser | |||
ON earth the wise man makes the rules, And is the fool's adviser, But here the wise are as the fools, (And no man is the wiser). | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BROWN GIRL DEAD by COUNTEE CULLEN LIFE TO LOVE by COUNTEE CULLEN THE LITANY OF THE DARK PEOPLE by COUNTEE CULLEN WISDOM COMETH WITH THE YEARS by COUNTEE CULLEN EPITAPH: FOR ONE WHO GAILY SOWED HIS OATS by COUNTEE CULLEN EPITAPH: FOR A WANTON by COUNTEE CULLEN EPITAPH: FOR A PREACHER by COUNTEE CULLEN EPITAPH: FOR MY GRANDMOTHER by COUNTEE CULLEN EPITAPH: FOR A VIRGIN LADY by COUNTEE CULLEN EPITAPH: A LADY I KNOW by COUNTEE CULLEN |
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