Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE PILLAR OF FAME, by ROBERT HERRICK


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First Line: Fames pillar here, at last, we set
Last Line: Firme and well fixt foundation.
Subject(s): Death; Fame; Dead, The; Reputation


Fames pillar here, at last, we set,
Out-during Marble, Brasse, or Jet,
Charm'd and enchanted so,
As to withstand the blow
Of overthrow:
Nor shall the seas,
Or OUTRAGES
Of storms orebear
What we up-rear,
Tho Kingdomsfal,
This pillar never shall
Decline or waste at all;
But stand for ever by his owne
Firme and well fixt foundation.





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