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THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE: BOOK 2. CANTO 9. PRELUDE: FOOL AND WISE by COVENTRY KERSEY DIGHTON PATMORE

Poet Analysis

First Line: ENDOW THE FOOL WITH SUN AND MOON
Last Line: IS GREAT, BECAUSE THE GIVER'S SO.

Endow the fool with sun and moon,
Being his, he holds them mean and low;
But to the wise a little boon
Is great, because the giver's so.



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