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THE OWL by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE BODING OWL, THAT IN DESPAIR
Last Line: A THING TO FILL MY HEART WITH MIRTH.
Subject(s): BIRDS; OWLS;

The boding Owl, that in despair
Doth moan and shiver on warm nights --
Shall that bird prophesy for me
The fall of Heaven's eternal lights?

When in the thistled field of Age
I take my final walk on earth,
Still will I make that Owl's despair
A thing to fill my heart with mirth.



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