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FEAR by HAROLD HART CRANE

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE HOST, HE SAYS THAT ALL IS WELL
Last Line: AND ON THE WINDOW LICKS THE NIGHT.
Subject(s): FRIENDSHIP;
The host, he says that all is well,
And the fire-wood glow is bright;
The food has a warm and tempting smell,—
But on the window licks the night.

Pile on the logs. ... Give me your hands,
Friends! No,—it is not fright. ...
But hold me ... somewhere I heard demands. ...
And on the window licks the night.



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