HEART, my heart, with griefs confounded whence you no deliv'rance find, Up against them! guard yourself and show the foe a gallant breast; Take your stand among the foremost where the spears of battle fly Gallantly. Nor when you conquer make your pleasure manifest, Nor in turn, if you are conquered, lie down in your home and cry. Take your joy when life is joyful, and in sorrow do not mind Overmuch, but know what ups and downs belong to humankind. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALL FOOLS' CALENDER by DONALD (GRADY) DAVIDSON THIRD BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 26. FIRST LOVE by THOMAS CAMPION MODERN LOVE: 47 by GEORGE MEREDITH TO HIS DEAD BODY by SIEGFRIED SASSOON GREEN LEAVES AND SERE by MATHILDE BLIND |