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We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties.
“We Wear the Mask” By Paul Laurence Dunbar We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be over–wise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while We ...
May 7, 2006 · We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while We wear the mask.
WE wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while We wear the mask.
We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while We wear the mask.
Paul Laurence Dunbar "We Wear the Mask" We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while We wear the ...
ENGLISH HL Gr. 11 T1 W6 Reading and Viewing: Poem 4: We Wear the Mask ...
Mar 8, 2021 · ENGLISH HL Gr. 11 T1 W6 Reading and Viewing: Poem 4: We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar • Drama: Macbeth: Act 1, Scenes 4-5 • Novel: Things Fall Apart: Part 1: Chapter 1-2
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May 10, 2022 · "We Wear the Mask", published in The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar (1913) This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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The poem describes how people wear masks to hide their true feelings and struggles from the world. It discusses the universal human tendency to deceive others and pretend that everything is fine when inside people are suffering with 'torn and bleeding hearts'.
The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/We Wear the Mask …
In counting all our tears and sighs? We wear the mask. To thee from tortured souls arise. We wear the mask! This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain …