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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ELEGY, by GEORGE GORDON BYRON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Oh! Snatch'd away in beauty's bloom Last Line: Thy looks are wan, thine eyes are wet. Alternate Author Name(s): Byron, Lord; Byron, 6th Baron | |||
OH! snatch'd away in beauty's bloom, On thee shall press no ponderous tomb; But on thy turf shall roses rear Their leaves, the earliest of the year; And the wild cypress wave in tender gloom: And oft by you blue gushing stream Shall Sorrow lean her drooping head, And feed deep thought with many a dream, And lingering pause and lightly tread; Fond wretch! as if her step disturb'd the dead! Away! we know that tears are vain, That death nor heeds nor hears distress: Will this unteach us to complain? Or make one mourner weep the less? And thou -- who tell'st me to forget, Thy looks are wan, thine eyes are wet. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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