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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHOPPING, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: When thou hast emptied thy soft purse Last Line: And the poor suffer in the end. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Shopping | |||
When thou hast emptied thy soft purse, Take not from men more merchandise: Full well I know they'd trust thy looks, And enter no accounts in books Of goods bought by thy lovely eyes. Take not advantage of that hand, That men, admiring it too much, Forget the value of their stuff, And think that empty hand enough -- To make poor bankrupt men of such. Let not that voice of thine, like silk Translated into sound, commend Plain cloth to Jews, lest they should raise The price of it to match thy praise, And the poor suffer in the end. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SNAP CHAT: MARRAKECH by TIMOTHY LIU CHINATOWN BLUES by CLARENCE MAJOR ALIEN WOMEN; SONGKHLA, THAILAND by KAREN SWENSON THE MAN WITHOUT LEATHER BREECHES by JAMES TATE AUNT MADELYN AT THE WHITE SALE by ALICE FULTON A SUPERMARKET IN CALIFORNIA by ALLEN GINSBERG A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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