Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MODERN PARAPHRASE OF SHAKESPEARE'S SONNET 29, by GEORGE SANTAYANA Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When times are hard and old friends fall away Last Line: To own the world or be a millionaire? Subject(s): Dramatists; Plays & Playwrights; Poetry & Poets; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) | ||||||||
When times are hard and old friends fall away And all alone I lose my hope and pluck, Doubting if God can hear me when I pray, And brood upon myself and curse my luck, Envying some stranger for his handsome face, His wit, his wealth, his chances, or his friends, Desiring this man's brains and that man's place, And vexed with all I have that makes amends, Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, -- By chance I think of you; and then my mind, Like music from deep sullen murmurs rising To peals and raptures, leaves the earth behind: For if you care for me, what need I care To own the world or be a millionaire? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#20): 1. SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#20): 2. SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL YOUR SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL TO AN ARTIST, TO TAKE HEART by LOUISE BOGAN THE SAVING WAY by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE EXPENSE OF SPIRIT by ALICE FULTON YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE SAY by JAMES GALVIN SHAKESPEARE'S GRAVE by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER READING SHAKESPERE by EDWIN MARKHAM |
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