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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A CHARACTER OF HIS FRIEND, W.B. ESQ, by PHILIP AYRES Poet's Biography First Line: To raise up virtue when 'tis sinking down Last Line: Is still the labour of my noble friend. Subject(s): Friendship | |||
TO raise up virtue when 'tis sinking down, Toil less for wealth than to acquire renown, T' enrich the mind, and crown the head with bays, Subdue the passions, and the soul to raise. T' increase in glory, as in years he grows, To bear ripe fruit, e'en ere his blossom blows, Faster than honours, merits to repeat, Keep the sense cold, but fill the soul with heat. Not arts neglect, nor slight Apollo's lute, Whilst of Astraea he's in hot pursuit; In ancient tongues new eloquence rehearse, To master both the Greek and Latin verse. 'Gainst Sloth, perpetual hatred to maintain, But with the Muses friendship still retain; Here upon earth all others to transcend, Is still the labour of my noble friend. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOU & I BELONG IN THIS KITCHEN by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA JASON THE REAL by TONY HOAGLAND NO RESURRECTION by ROBINSON JEFFERS CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 18 by JAMES JOYCE THE STONE TABLE by GALWAY KINNELL ALMSWOMAN by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN TO AN ENEMY by MAXWELL BODENHEIM SONNET: 10. TO A FRIEND by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES ON A FAIR BEGGAR by PHILIP AYRES A DEFIANCE, RETURNING TO THE PLACE OF HIS PAST AMOURS by PHILIP AYRES |
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