Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BE TRUE [THYSELF], by HORATIO (HORATIUS) BONAR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thou must be true thyself Last Line: A great and noble creed. Subject(s): Religion; Theology | ||||||||
Thou must be true thyself, If thou the truth wouldst teach! Thy soul must overflow, if thou Another's soul wouldst reach; It needs the overflow of heart To give the lips full speech. Think truly, and thy thoughts Shall the world's famine feed; Speak truly, and each word of thine Shall be a fruitful seed; Live truly, and thy life shall be A great and noble creed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY A LITTLE WHILE by HORATIO (HORATIUS) BONAR |
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