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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THREE SCORE YEARS I LIVED, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Three score years I lived; and then
Last Line: Hence, this unutterable darke.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Subject(s): Epitaphs
First Line: Three score years I lived; and then
Last Line: Hence, this unutterable darke.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Subject(s): Epitaphs
Three score years I lived; and then
Looked for to live another ten.
But he who from the Hale and Quick
Robs the pure Oile that feeds the Wick
Chanced my enfeebled frame to mark --
Hence, this unutterable Darke.
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