GOD give this man eternal rest, Light everlasting round him shed, Whom during life no dainties fed, Who scarce a parsley leaf possest, But stript and shorn beard, eyebrows, crest, As 'twere a turnip peeled and shred. God give this man eternal rest. Exiled by fortune's stern behest, Struck down he was from heels to head, Although 'I thence appeal,' he said-- A term in plainest words exprest-- God give this man eternal rest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNDER A PATCHED SAIL by MARIANNE MOORE LOVE'S APPARITION AND EVANISHMENT; AN ALLEGORICAL ROMANCE by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE ADVICE by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES NATHAN HALE [SEPTEMBER 22, 1776] by FRANCIS MILES FINCH |