The Love Sonnets Of Proteus. Part IV: Vita Nova: C
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt 1840 (Petworth House) – 1922 (United Kingdom)
AGE
O Age, thou art the very thief of joy,
For thou hast rifled many a proud fool
Of all his passions, hoarded by a rule
Of stern economy. Him, yet a boy,
Harsh wisdom governed. Others turned to toy
With lusty passion. He was chaste and cool
As a young Dorian in Lycurgus' school.
Ah me, that thou such souls shouldst dare annoy.
Thus did he gather him a store of pleasure,
Nor cared to touch what he so hardly won,
But led long years of solitary strife;
And, when the rest should have consumed their treasure,
He thought to sit him in the evening sun
And taste the sweet fruits of a sober life.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
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Words | 118 |
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Stanza Lengths | 15 |
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