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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AD ASTRA: 72, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE
First Line: And some there be-poor, self-deluded souls!
Last Line: May find it break them with an iron rod!
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Life; Soul
First Line: And some there be-poor, self-deluded souls!
Last Line: May find it break them with an iron rod!
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Life; Soul
And some there be—poor, self-deluded souls!
Who shackle life i' the Stoics' trammelling bands,
Believing that so far as each controls
His bent for pleasure, so the soul expands—
Such the pale creed Philosophy commands!
But those who bow to this inclement god
May find it break them with an iron rod!
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