Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OBSERVATIONS IN THE ART OF ENGLISH POESY: 21. ELEGIAC VERSE: THE FOURTH EPIGRAM, by THOMAS CAMPION Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A wise man wary lives, yet most secure Last Line: Th' earth his sober inn, but still heav'n his home Subject(s): Conduct Of Life; Heaven | ||||||||
A wise man wary lives, yet most secure, Sorrows move not him greatly, nor delights. Fortune and death he scorning, only makes Th' earth his sober inn, but still heav'n his home | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE END OF LIFE by PHILIP JAMES BAILEY SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 6 by CONRAD AIKEN THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#19): 2. MORE ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND WINTER by MARVIN BELL THE WORLDS IN THIS WORLD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A SKELETON FOR MR. PAUL IN PARADISE; AFTER ALLAN GUISINGER by NORMAN DUBIE AT THE GATES OF HEAVEN by EDWARD FIELD THE CITY OF GOD by LINDA GREGG BEAUTY & RESTRAINT by DANIEL HALPERN A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 9 by THOMAS CAMPION |
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