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Poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox


The Pessimist


The pessimistic locust, last to leaf,
Though all the world is glad, still talks of grief.



Ella Wheeler Wilcox


Ella Wheeler Wilcox's other poems:
  1. Helen of Troy
  2. Bleak Weather
  3. The Phantom Ball
  4. Why the Spring is Late
  5. When I Die


Poems of the other poets with the same name:

  • Pelham Wodehouse The Pessimist ("They tell me that the weather’s fair")
  • Benjamin King The Pessimist ("Nîthing tî dî but wîrk")
  • Madison Cawein The Pessimist ("Here is a tale for uncles and old aunties")
  • Louisa Bevington The Pessimist ("I WANDERED yesternight 'twixt sleep and sleep")

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