Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET (4), by GEORGE SANTAYANA Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I did not seek to live, when I was born Last Line: Forbidding my dumb heart to question more. | ||||||||
I did not seek to live, when I was born To taste the bitter fruit of ancient wrong, And to be driven by all winds along, With outward laughter and with inward scorn, -- And now, by strife of doubt and passion torn, To follow helplessly the blinded throng, Where the weak work to strengthen more the strong, And die unwilling when the life is worn. I did not seek to live: but be it so. I will not murmur at eternal woe Nor will I mention make of joys in store, But bid in quietness the minutes flow, And watch the sad, inexplicable show, Forbidding my dumb heart to question more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ASPIRATIONS OF A COUNTRY LAD by GEORGE SANTAYANA AT THE CHURCH DOOR by GEORGE SANTAYANA BEFORE A STATUE OF ACHILLES by GEORGE SANTAYANA CLASS SONG (WHICH WILL BE SUNG ON THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY) by GEORGE SANTAYANA COLLEGE DRINKING SONG by GEORGE SANTAYANA DEDICATION OF THE FIRST SONNETS TO A FRIEND ... by GEORGE SANTAYANA DEDICATION TO THE LATER SONNETS TO URANIA by GEORGE SANTAYANA |
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