“Lord of the golden tongue and smiting eyes; Great out of season and untimely wise: A man whose virtue, genius, grandeur, worth, Wrought deadlier ill than ages can undo.” MenCharacterEyeAgeLordVirtueWiseGeniusSeasonsIllTongueGoldenGrandeur Book:The Poems of Sir William Watson: 1878-1935 Source: The Poems of Sir William Watson: 1878-1935
“She is not old, she is not young, The Woman with the Serpent's Tongue. The haggard cheek, the hungering eye, The poisoned words that wildly fly, The famished face, the fevered hand, Who slights the worthiest in the land, Sneers at the just, contemns the brave, And blackens goodness in its grave.” HandsEyeFacesYoungLandGoodnessAngerBraveTongueGravesCheeksSerpentSneerHaggard Book:New poems Source: New poems
