Read history
Edna St. Vincent Millay
1892 to 1950
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Read history: thus learn how small a space
You inhabit, nor inhabit long
In crowding Cosmos—in that confined
Work boldly; build your flimsy barriers strong;
Turn round round, make warm your nest; among
The other hunting beasts, keep heart and face,—
Not to betray the and splendid race
You are so proud of, to you belong.
For trouble comes to all of us: rat
Has courage, in adversity, to fight;
But what shining animal is man,
Who knows, when pain subsides, is not that,
For worse than that must follow—yet write
Music; can laugh; play tennis; even plan.
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