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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EXTRACTS FROM AN OPERA: 3. FOLLY'S SONG, by JOHN KEATS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When wedding fiddles are a-playing Last Line: Huzza, &c. | |||
When wedding fiddles are a-playing, Huzza for folly O! And when maidens go a-maying, Huzza, &c. When a milk-pail is upset, Huzza, &c. And the clothes left in the wet, Huzza, &c. When the barrel's set abroach, Huzza, &c. When Kate Eyebrow keeps a coach, Huzza, &c. When the pig is over-roasted, Huzza, &c. And the cheese is over-toasted, Huzza, &c. When Sir Snap is with his lawyer, Huzza, &c. And Miss Chip has kiss'd the sawyer, Huzza, &c. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EXTRACTS FROM AN OPERA: 2. DAISY'S SONG by JOHN KEATS ITALY SWEET TOO! by JOHN KEATS LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI by JOHN KEATS LAST SONNET (REVISED VERSION) by JOHN KEATS LINES ON THE MERMAID TAVERN by JOHN KEATS ODE ON A GRECIAN URN by JOHN KEATS |
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