No time to turn at Beauty's glance,And watch her feet, how they can dance.No time to wait till her mouth canEnrich that smile her eyes began.A poor life this if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare.By :William Henry Davies 0...
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On the wall by the door are the first lines of Leisure, Davies' most famous work. The words, "what is this life if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare", have taken on a timeless quality over the last century since its first publication in an anthology called Son...
The lines emphasize the speaker’s intact awareness by depicting the hen guarding her chicks against the prey. Despite his relaxed state, he pays close attention to the natural world around him. Stanza Five Pee-wees wingin’, to express ...