When haughty expectations prostrate lie,
And grandeur crouches like a guilty thing,
Oft shall the lowly weak, till nature bring
Mature release, in fair society
Survive, and Fortune's utmost anger try;
Like these frail snowdrops that together cling,
And nod their helmets, smitten by the wing
Of many a furious whirl-blast sweeping by.
Observe the faithful flowers! if small to great
May lead the thoughts, thus struggling used to stand
The Emathian phalanx, nobly obstinate;
And so the bright immortal Theban band,
Whom onset, fiercely urged at Jove's command,
Might overwhelm, but could not separate!
On Seeing A Tuft Of Snowdrops In A Storm
William Wordsworth
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Poem topics: anger, nature, together, wing, society, weak, great, small, bright, furious, bring, observe, stand, survive, command, guilty, fortune, release, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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