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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RICHES, by RALPH WALDO EMERSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Have ye seen the caterpillar Last Line: He laugheth at his foes. Subject(s): Wealth; Riches; Fortunes | |||
Have ye seen the caterpillar Foully warking in his nest? Tis the poor man getting siller, Without cleanness, without rest. Have you seen the butterfly In braw claithing drest? Tis the poor man gotten rich, In rings & painted vest. The poor man crawls in web of rags, And sore bested with woes, But when he flees on riches' wings, He laugheth at his foes. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALL LIFE IN A LIFE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS FOUR POEMS ABOUT JAMAICA: 3. A HAIRPIN TURN ABOVE READING, JAMAICA by WILLIAM MATTHEWS IMAGINE YOURSELF by EVE MERRIAM THE PROPHET by LUCILLE CLIFTON I AM FIFTY-TWO YEARS OLD' by KENNETH REXROTH LAST VISIT TO THE SWIMMING POOL SOVIETS by KENNETH REXROTH PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR AS A YOUNG ANARCHIST by KENNETH REXROTH |
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