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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BAD COMPANY, by ABU AMR First Line: Avoid the friend who's parasitic Last Line: Shows on its point with what it's dripping. | |||
Avoid the friend who's parasitic (Like certain particles enclitic) And loves to be, like Amr, a ranger Betwixt compatriot and stranger. Bad company is most contagious; As proof of its effect outrageous, The spear that in bad blood keeps dipping Shows on its point with what it's dripping. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DESPONDING SOUL'S WISH by JOHN BYROM WINTER WITH THE GULF STREAM by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS THE CHILDREN'S HOUR by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW VALENTINES TO MY MOTHER: 1883 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE VIRGINIANS OF THE VALLEY by FRANCIS ORRERY TICKNOR LINES TO A BEAUTIFUL AND BUS-RIDING LADY by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |
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