ON his death-bed poor Lubin lies; His spouse is in despair: With frequent sobs, and mutual cries. They both express their care. 'A different cause,' says parson Sly, 'The same effect may give: Poor Lubin fears that he shall die; His wife, that he may live.' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OVERLOOKING THE RIVER STOUR by THOMAS HARDY MY AIN WIFE by ALEXANDER LAING THE BUILDING OF THE SHIP by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW MAY MORNING by CELIA LEIGHTON THAXTER CENTENNIAL HYMN by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER A DRINKING SONG by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |