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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO WILLIAM BELL SCOTT, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My old admiration before I was twenty Last Line: The fun of a heavy old heart. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Aging; Hearts | |||
My old admiration before I was twenty, -- Is predilect still, now promoted to se'enty! My own demi-century plus an odd one Some weight to my judgment may fairly impart. Accept this faint flash of a smouldering fun, The fun of a heavy old heart. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CARDIOLOGICAL by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS NOCTURNE OF REMEMBERED SPRING by CONRAD AIKEN COZY APOLOGIA; FOR FRED by RITA DOVE IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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