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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PORTRAIT OF CARL VAN VECHTEN IN THE GENTLEMANLY INTEREST: PICCADILY, by DONALD EVANS First Line: He polished snubs till they were regnant art Last Line: He felt he had used the finest snub of all. Subject(s): Portraits; Van Vechten, Carl (1880-1964) | |||
He polished snubs till they were regnant art, Curling their shameless toilets round the hour. Each lay upon his lips an exquisite flower Subtly malign and poisoned for its part. The path of victims was no wanton plan -- He had bowed his head in sorrow at his birth, For he had said long ere he came to earth That it was no place for a gentleman. But always a heart-scald lurked behind the screen, And somehow he missed the ultimate degrees. He saw a beggar at the daylight's fall And then he rose and robbed him for the scene; And when they called him cad he found release -- He felt he had used the finest snub of all. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE IN PATAGONIA; TO CARL VAN VECHTEN by DONALD EVANS WITH DEATH THE UNCOUTH by DONALD EVANS MOUNTAIN VALLEY by MALCOLM COWLEY OFFICE PARTY: DISTAFF VIEW by KAREN SWENSON SUNSET AND SUNRISE by EMILY DICKINSON JAFFAR by JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 123 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI SONNET TO THE HUNGARIAN NATION by MATTHEW ARNOLD IN VINCULIS; SONNETS WRITTEN IN AN IRISH PRISON: THE TWO VOICES by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |
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