Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HUGH STUART BOYD: HIS DEATH, 1848, by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Beloved friend, who living many years Last Line: To join the dead found faithful to the end? Subject(s): Boyd, Hugh Stuart (1781-1848); Death; Dead, The | ||||||||
BELOVED friend, who living many years With sightless eyes raised vainly to the sun, Didst learn to keep thy patient soul in tune To visible nature's elemental cheers! God has not caught thee to new hemispheres Because thou wast aweary of this one; -- I think thine angel's patience first was done, And that he spake out with celestial tears, 'Is it enough, dear God? then lighten so This soul that smiles in darkness!' Steadfast friend, Who never didst my heart or life misknow, Nor either's faults too keenly apprehend, -- How can I wonder when I see thee go To join the Dead found faithful to the end? | 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 A CHILD'S THOUGHT OF GOD by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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