Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SHAKESPEARE, by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON


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SHAKESPEARE, by                    
First Line: Shakespeare! With all thy faults (and few have more)
Last Line: His works we reverence, while we pity thine.
Subject(s): Dramatists; Plays & Playwrights ; Poetry & Poets; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Dramatists


Shakespeare! "with all thy faults, (and few have more,)
I love thee still," and still will con thee o'er.
Heaven, in compassion to man's erring heart,
Gave thee of virtue -- then, of vice a part,
Lest we, in wonder here, should bow before thee,
Break God's commandment, worship, and adore thee:
But admiration now, and sorrow join;
His works we reverence, while we pity thine.





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