Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THYESTES, ACT 2: CHORUS, by LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA Poet's Biography First Line: Climb at court for me that will Last Line: Death to him's a strange surprise. Alternate Author Name(s): Seneca Variant Title(s): Of The Meane And Sure Estate;epigram: 11 Subject(s): Death; Public Service; Dead, The | ||||||||
Climb, at Court, for me, that will, Tottering favour's pinnacle; All I seek is to lie still; Settled in some secret nest, In calm leisure let me rest, And, far off the public stage, Pass away my silent age. Thus, when, without noise, unknown, I have lived out all my span, I shall die, without a groan, And old honest countryman. Who, exposed to others' eyes, Into his own heart ne'er pries, Death to him's a strange surprise. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND THYESTES, ACT 2: CHORUS by LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA TROAS: ACT II. LATTER END OF THE CHORUS by LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA |
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