English poem
Ii
So--well! How that crab writhes--leg after leg Drawn, as a worm draws ring upon ring Gradually, not gladly! Chicken or egg, Is it more than the ransom (say) of a king (Take my meaning at least) that I beg?
Versos English Algernon Charles Swinburne Ii
English poem
So--well! How that crab writhes--leg after leg Drawn, as a worm draws ring upon ring Gradually, not gladly! Chicken or egg, Is it more than the ransom (say) of a king (Take my meaning at least) that I beg?