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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE INN OF CARE, by SAMUEL WADDINGTON Poet's Biography First Line: At nebra, by the unstrut Last Line: "it is the ""inn of care." | |||
AT Nebra, by the Unstrut, -- So travellers declare, -- There stands an ancient tavern, It is the "Inn of Care." To all the world 't is open; It sets a goodly fare; And every soul is welcome That deigns to sojourn there. The landlord with his helpers, (He is a stalwart host), To please his guest still labors With "bouilli" and with "roast;" And ho! he laughs so roundly, He laughs, and loves to boast That he who bears the beaker May live to share the "toast." Lucus a non lucendo -- Thus named might seem the inn, So careless is its laughter, So loud its merry din; Yet ere to doubt its title You do, in sooth, begin, Go, watch the pallid faces Approach and pass within. To Nebra, by the Unstrut, May all the world repair, And meet a hearty welcome, And share a goodly fare; The world! 't is worn and weary -- 'T is tir'd of gilt and glare; The inn! 't is nam'd full wisely, It is the "Inn of Care." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SOUL AND BODY by SAMUEL WADDINGTON WAITING IN THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL by CLARENCE MAJOR TO A REPUBLICAN FRIEND, 1848 by MATTHEW ARNOLD TO MUSIC; A FRAGMENT by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY THE FIFTEEN ACRES by JAMES STEPHENS SABBATH MORNING by L. DALE AHERN |
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