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The Toothache
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| The Toothache William Henry Davies |
| New Poems (1907) | Link to further information |
Last night, though I had fifty souls,
I had been bankrupt ere the day;
And all because this body slight
That ill maintained its spirit's light
Had made me swear my souls away;
Had sent them humming into hell:
And all because an ivory mite
Was by a nerve-surge pounded, bent,
And by fierce lightnings blasted, rent,
That made the force of Nature slight.
I never heard Love's voice sound harsh,
Until it sought to soothe this evil;
And when it said - Tray, do not fret:
Be patient and - sure cure - forget,'
I could not help cry out - The Devil!'
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