A toad can die of light!
Death is the common right
Of toads and men,--
Of earl and midge
The privilege.
Why swagger then?
The gnat's supremacy
Is large as thine.
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Comments1GUYS, I'M DOING MY HOMEWORK AND THIS POEM IS TRICKY!! "DEATH IS THE COMMON RIGHT OF TOADS AND MEN." TOAD DYING OF LIGHT, SERIOUSLY? IS THIS LIKE A SYMBOL OR SOMETHING? WHY DOES THE GNAT'S SUPREMACY MATTER? SORRY FOR THE CAPS BY THE WAY, I'M JUST REALLY CONFUSED. ANY HELP WOULD BE AWESOME!!!