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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHAKESPEARE TO HIS MIRROR, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: Within thy crystal depths I see Last Line: Since thou dost bear false tales of me! Subject(s): Dramatists; Mirrors; Plays & Playwrights ; Poetry & Poets; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Soul; Dramatists | |||
WITHIN thy crystal depths I see A figure semblable of me, But no more me than I am one With the brute rock I rest upon; For how may brow or eye reveal The infinites wherewith I deal? Nay, I will break thee, mirror mine! The unseen inward is divine, The outward body but a bowl That covers in the mounting soul. If any one would truly know What manner of man I come and go, Not flesh alone, but blood and breath, Lo, Lear, Lord Hamlet and Macbeth! Poor mummer, I must shatter thee, Since thou dost bear false tales of me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ENDING WITH A LINE FROM LEAR by MARVIN BELL ENDING WITH A LINE FROM LEAR by MARVIN BELL SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#20): 1. SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#20): 1. SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#20): 2. SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#20): 2. SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL YOUR SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL YOUR SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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