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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...HYMN FOR EPIPHANY by REGINALD HEBER THE CHARACTER OF HOLLAND by ANDREW MARVELL LOVE AND AGE by THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK THE SHEPHEARDES CALENDER: JULY by EDMUND SPENSER TO A YOUNG LADY; WHO ... REPROACHED FOR TAKING LONG WALKS IN COUNTRY by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THE SHAVEN BEAUTY by YUSUF IBN HARUN AL-RAMADI HON. MR. SUCKLETHUMBKIN'S STORY: THE EXECUTION; A SPORTING ANECDOTE by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |
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