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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: The meek shall inherit the earth, -- yes Last Line: Six feet of earth -- at the last -- and worms for a fellowship nigh. Subject(s): Death; Earth; Humility; Inheritance & Succession; Pain; Dead, The; World; Heirs; Suffering; Misery | |||
"THE meek shall inherit the earth," -- yes, and the meaning is plain: They shall sink and be trampled upon, tortured and cheated and slain, And have, as their great reward, while the Strong go stormily by, Six feet of earth -- at the last -- and worms for a fellowship nigh. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PARTHENOPHIL AND PARTHENOPHE: MADRIGAL 14 by BARNABE BARNES SONNETS IN SHADOWS: 1 by ARLO BATES IN PRAISE OF PAIN by HEATHER MCHUGH THE SYMPATIZERS by JOSEPHINE MILES LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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