BEAR up against her scorns: 'tis brave to die, And on Love's altars lie, a pious load. Mount Oeta's top raised Hercules so high, For 'twas Love's martyrdom made him a god. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PAUPER'S DRIVE by THOMAS NOEL TO GOD AND IRELAND TRUE by ELLEN O'LEARY ON THE DEATH OF A METAPHYSICIAN by GEORGE SANTAYANA APRIL, FR. LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE TO AN ETHICAL PREACHER by BRENT DOW ALLINSON THE VOLCANIC ISLAND by CLIFFORD BAX THE DAYS OF '84 by RANDOLPH BEDFORD |