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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DOUBT, by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I tell thee death were far more merciful Last Line: And broken ere it reach the stream below. Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia Subject(s): Doubt; Skepticism | |||
I TELL thee death were far more merciful Than such a blow. It is death to the heart; Death to its first affections, its sweet hopes; The young religion of its guileless faith. Henceforth the well is troubled at the spring; The waves run clear no longer; there is doubt To shut out happiness -- perpetual shade; Which, if the sunshine penetrate, 'tis dim, And broken ere it reach the stream below. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BIRTH-DUES by ROBINSON JEFFERS SECOND NOETIC HYMN by ROBERT KELLY WALLACE STEVENS' LETTERS by ROBERT BLY IT COULDN'T BE DONE by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST CALYPSO WATCHING THE OCEAN by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON |
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