Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FRAGMENTS INTENDED FOR DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: DIRGE, by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Sorrow, lie still and wear Last Line: As the great earth and swelling sea Subject(s): Consolation; Grief; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
SORROW, lie still and wear No tears, no sighings, no despair, No trembling dewy smile of care, No mourning weeds, Nought that discloses A heart that bleeds; But looks contented I will bear, And o'er my cheeks strew roses. Unto the world I may not weep, But save my sorrow all, and keep A secret heart, sweet soul, for thee, As the great earth and swelling sea | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS BALLAD OF HUMAN LIFE by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: DIRGE FOR WOLFRAM by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: SAILORS' [OR MARINERS'] SONG by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES |
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