Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STANZAS IN THE MEMORY OF EDWARD QUILLINAN, ESQ., by MATTHEW ARNOLD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I saw him sensitive in frame Last Line: We would not change it now. Subject(s): Quillinan, Edward (d. 1851) | ||||||||
I SAW him sensitive in frame, I knew his spirits low; And wish'd him health, success, and fame: I do not wish it now. For these are all their own reward, And leave no good behind; They try us, oftenest make us hard, Less modest, pure, and kind. Alas! Yet to the suffering man, In this his mortal state, Friends could not give what Fortune can-- Health, ease, a heart elate. But he is now by Fortune foil'd No more; and we retain The memory of a man unspoil'd, Sweet, generous, and humane; With all the fortunate have not-- With gentle voice and brow. Alive, we would have chang'd his lot: We would not change it now. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EMPEDOCLES ON ETNA; A DRAMATIC POEM by MATTHEW ARNOLD GEIST'S GRAVE by MATTHEW ARNOLD HAWORTH CHURCHYARD by MATTHEW ARNOLD LINES WRITTEN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS by MATTHEW ARNOLD MEMORIAL VERSES by MATTHEW ARNOLD |
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