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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RICH AND POOR, by AL-HAITHAM First Line: The poor are treated scurvily Last Line: Of shining guineas gleam. Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn Abi L-haytham | |||
The poor are treated scurvily, And men with unanimity Throng the rich man's gate: 'Tis the decree of Fate. Mankind, indeed, are likest to Mad moths, and flutter, so they do, Where they see the beam Of shining guineas gleam. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A PHONECALL FROM FRANK O'HARA by ANNE WALDMAN A CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS by CINCINNATUS HEINE MILLER ANNABEL LEE by EDGAR ALLAN POE THE HEART OF THE SOURDOUGH by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE THE GARDEN OF PROSERPINE by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE TO THE DAISY (1) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH MY FRIEND by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS |
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