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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INSTRUCTIONS, by CORMAC First Line: Be not too wise, nor too foolish Last Line: If you be too feeble, you will be crushed. | |||
Be not too wise, nor too foolish, Be not too conceited, nor diffident, Be not too haughty, nor too humble, Be not too talkative, nor too silent, Be not too hard, nor too feeble. If you be too wise, men will expect too much of you; If you be too foolish, you will be deceived; If you be too conceited, you will be thought difficult; If you be too humble, you will be without honour; If you be too talkative, you will not be heeded; If you be too silent, you will not be regarded; If you be too hard, you will be broken; If you be too feeble, you will be crushed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DAUGHTERS OF JEPHTHA by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE SUN GOD by AUBREY THOMAS DE VERE THE HAUNTED PALACE by EDGAR ALLAN POE MINNIE AND WINNIE by ALFRED TENNYSON EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 4. THE TIMOROUS ADVENTURER by PHILIP AYRES WINTER FANTASY by ADELE BABBITT HYMN TO HORUS by MATHILDE BLIND THE SWORD by SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE THE PICTURE, OR THE LOVER'S RESOLUTION by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |
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