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GRACE AND STRENGTH by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH

Poet Analysis

First Line: MANOAH'S SON, IN HIS BLIND RAGE MALIGN
Last Line: THAT DAY BY DAY UNTIRED HOLDS UP A ROSE.
Subject(s): ROSES;

MANOAH'S son, in his blind rage malign
Tumbling the temple down upon his foes,
Did no such feat as yonder delicate vine
That day by day untired holds up a rose.



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