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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ANDRE'S LAST REQUEST [OR, REQUEST TO WASHINGTON] [OCTOBER 1, 1780], by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS Poet's Biography First Line: It is not the fear of death Last Line: By a soldier's death! Subject(s): American Revolution; Andre, John (1750-1780); Capital Punishment; History; Military Justice; Presidents, United States; Soldiers; Washington, George (1732-1799); Hanging; Executions; Death Penalty; Historians; Courts Martial | |||
IT is not the fear of death That damps my brow, It is not for another breath I ask thee now; I can die with a lip unstirr'd And a quiet heart -- Let but this prayer be heard Ere I depart. I can give up my mother's look -- My sister's kiss; I can think of love -- yet brook A death like this! I can give up the young fame I burn'd to win -- All -- but the spotless name I glory in. Thine is the power to give, Thine to deny, Joy for the hour I live -- Calmness to die. By all the brave should cherish, By my dying breath, I ask that I may perish By a soldier's death! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VICTOR GALBRAITH by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW AFTER COURT MARTIAL by FRANCIS LEDWIDGE CITY LYRICS by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS LOVE IN A COTTAGE by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS PARRHASIUS by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS THE ANNOYER by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS THE BELFRY PIGEON by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS THE DEATH OF HARRISON by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS THE LEPER (2) by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS TO THE LADY IN THE CHIMSETTE WITH BLACK BUTTONS by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS TWO WOMEN by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS A CHILD'S FIRST IMPRESSION OF A STAR by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS |
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