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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON HIS WIFE, AN EPITAPH, by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thou need'st no tomb, my wife, for thou Last Line: Shall there be seen as in the book of life. Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, William Of Tavistock Subject(s): Epitaphs; Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | |||
THOU need'st no tomb, my wife, for thou hast one, To which all marble is but pumex stone; Thou art engrav'd so deeply in my heart, It shall outlast the strongest hand of Art. Death shall not blot thee thence, although I must In all my other parts dissolve to dust; For thy dear name, thy happy memory, May so embalm it for eternity, That when I rise, the name of my dear wife Shall there be seen as in the book of life. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV EPITAPH: IN OBITUM M.S. XO MAIJ, 1614 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) |
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