Poetry Explorer

Search Classic and Contemporary Poetry

Search Results

Back to search

Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Searching...
Subject: EMMET, ROBERT (1778-1803)
Matches Found: 7

UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` BOLD ROBERT EMMET, by THOMAS MAGUIRE    Poem Source                    
First Line: The struggle is over, the boys are defeated
Last Line: A hero I lived and a hero I'll die
Subject(s): Emmet, Robert (1778-1803); Ireland - Rebellions


EMMETT'S EPITAPH, by ROBERT SOUTHEY    Poem Source         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Let no man write my epitaph; let my grave
Last Line: Yea, in all ages by the wise and good %to be remember'd, mourn'd, and honor'd still
Variant Title(s): On The Speech Of Robert Emmet; Written Immediately After Reading The Speech Of Robert Emmet On His Trial ..
Subject(s): Emmet, Robert (1778-1803); Treason And Traitors


O, BREATHE NOT HIS NAME!, by THOMAS MOORE    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: O, breathe not his name! Let it sleep in the shade
Last Line: Shall long keep his memory green in our souls.
Alternate Author Name(s): Little, Thomas
Variant Title(s): Oh! Breathe Not His Name
Subject(s): Emmet, Robert (1778-1803); Ireland - Rebellions; Nature


ON ROBERT EMMET'S GRAVE: 6, by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: No trump tells thy virtues - the grave where they rest
Last Line: Shall pass like a mist from the light of thy name.
Subject(s): Emmet, Robert (1778-1803); Graves; Tombs; Tombstones


ON ROBERT EMMET'S GRAVE: 7, by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: When the storm-cloud that lowers o'er the daybeam is gone
Last Line: She will smile through the tears of revival on thine.
Subject(s): Emmet, Robert (1778-1803); Graves; Tombs; Tombstones


SHE IS FAR FROM THE LAND, by THOMAS MOORE    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps
Last Line: From her own loved island of sorrow.
Alternate Author Name(s): Little, Thomas
Subject(s): Curran, Sarah; Emmet, Robert (1778-1803); Ireland - Rebellions; Love


ST. MICHAN'S CHURCHYARD, by ROSE KAVANAGH    Poem Text     Poem Explanation                
First Line: Inside the city's throbbing heart
Last Line: The peace of heaven was everywhere.
Subject(s): Churchyards; Dublin, Ireland; Emmet, Robert (1778-1803)