Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A THOUGHT ON DEATH, by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When life, as opening buds, is sweet Last Line: Tis nature's precious boon to die! Alternate Author Name(s): Aikin, Anna Letitia Subject(s): Death; Dead, The | ||||||||
When life, as opening buds, is sweet, And golden hopes the spirit greet, And youth prepares his joys to meet, Alas! how hard it is to die! When scarce is seiz'd some valu'd prize, And duties press, and tender ties Forbid the soul from earth to rise, How awful then it is to die! When, one by one, those ties are torn, And friend from friend is snatched forlorn, And man is left alone to mourn, Ah! then, how easy 'tis to die! When faith is strong, and conscience clear, And words of peace the spirit cheer, And vision'd glories half appear, 'Tis joy, 'tis triumph, then to die! When trembling limbs refuse their weight, And films, slow gathering, dim the sight, And clouds obscure the mental light, 'Tis nature's precious boon to die! | 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 ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |
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