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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CROESUS DISCOVERS, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: I thought I was a poor man all my days Last Line: My friends -- I had my friends! Subject(s): Croesus, King Of Lydia (d. 546 B.c.) | |||
I thought I was a poor man all my days, And only late I knew Riches that filled my soul with glad amaze, All-marvellous to view. How am I shamed that I have hung my head The way a pauper bends! I should have walked the earth a king instead: My friends -- I had my friends! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TRAGEDY OF CROESUS by WILLIAM ALEXANDER (1567-1640) ORACLE AT DELPHI by ROBERT BAGG HAD LINCOLN LIVED by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS HAVE YOU FOUND THE BIBLE by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS HAVE YOU SEEN THE ANGELS by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BABY by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS THE ORACULAR OWL by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS THE PRESIDENT WHO DOES IT ALL by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS THE TIME WILL COME by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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