MAN has explored all countries and all lands, And made his own the secrets of each clime. Now, ere the world has fully reached its prime, The oval earth lies compassed with steel bands; The seas are slaves to ships that touch all strands, And even the haughty elements sublime And bold, yield him their secrets for all time, And speed like lackeys forth at his commands. Still, though he search from shore to distant shore, And no strange realms, no unlocated plains Are left for his attainment and control, Yet is there one more kingdom to explore. Go, know thyself, O man! there yet remains The undiscovered country of thy soul! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONG OF THE OPEN COUNTRY by DOROTHY PARKER RYTON FIRS by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE BOLDNESS IN LOVE by THOMAS CAREW EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 10. BLIND LOVE by PHILIP AYRES THE JACKDAW OF RHEIMS by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 47 by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) BE DRUNK by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE |