Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WILLIAM PARR, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: He that lies here was mortal olde Last Line: In seventeen hundred sixty three. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter Subject(s): Epitaphs | ||||||||
He that lies here was mortal olde, All but a hundred, if truth be told. His pinpricke eyes, his hairless pate, Crutch in hand, his shambling gaite -- All spake of Time: and Time's slow stroke, That fells at length the stoutest Oke. Of yeares so many now he is gone There's nought to tell except this stone. His name was Parr: decease did he In Seventeen Hundred Sixty Three. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: RICHARD BONE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AN EPITAPH, INTENDED FOR HIMSELF by JAMES BEATTIE EPITAPH: IN OBITUM M.S. XO MAIJ, 1614 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) EPITAPH ON THE LADY MARY VILLIERS [OR VILLERS] (1) by THOMAS CAREW EPITAPH ON THE LADY MARY VILLIERS [OR VILLERS] (2) by THOMAS CAREW ALL THAT'S PAST by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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