THE DEATH OF THE STARTLING, by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGEPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: Pity, mourn in plaintive tone Last Line: Softly stroke the stiffened wing. Subject(s): Death - Animals; Starlings
Pity, mourn in plaintive tone The lovely starling dead and gone! Pity mourns in plaintive tone The lovely starling dead and gone. Weep, ye Loves! and Venus! weep The lovely starling fallen asleep! Venus sees with tearful eyes -- In her lap the starling lies! While the Loves all in a ring Softly stroke the stiffened wing.
