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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GROAT NOR TESTER, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: No groat for a supper Last Line: Nor had tester for a bed. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | |||
No groat for a supper, No tester for a bed: Ay, some poor men for taper have The light stars shed; And some poor men for pillow have A mossy wayside stone, Beneath a bough where sits and sings The night-bird lone; And some poor men for coverlid Lie 'neath the mists of night -- Heavy the dew upon their breasts At pierce of morning light; And some poor men for valance have Bracken whose spicy smell Haunts the thick stillness of the dark And brings sweet dreams as well; And some poor men for bellman have The farm cocks grey and red -- Who paid no groat for supper Nor had tester for a bed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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