Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WATCH, by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Man is a watch, wound up at first, but never Last Line: And mans pulse stopt, all passions sleep in peace. Subject(s): Mortality; Watches | ||||||||
Man is a Watch, wound up at first, but never Wound up again: Once down, He's down for ever. The watch once downe, all motions then do cease; And Mans Pulse stopt, All Passions sleep in Peace. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WATCH by FRANCES CROFTS DARWIN CORNFORD TO HIS WATCH, WHEN HE COULD NOT SLEEP by EDWARD HERBERT VERSES IN A WATCH by WILLIAM CZAR BRADLEY VERSES DESIGNED FOR A WATCH CASE by JOHN BYROM A GIRL'S SONGS: 2 by MARY CAROLYN DAVIES THE POACHER'S TIME-PIECE by PAUL FORT A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SUNG TO THE KING IN THE PRESENCE AT WHITEHALL by ROBERT HERRICK A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK A TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLIE by ROBERT HERRICK |
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