Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH ON DR. JOHNSON, by WILLIAM COWPER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Here johnson lies, a sage by all allowed Last Line: By fame on earth, by glory in the skies! Subject(s): Epitaphs | ||||||||
HERE Johnson lies, a sage by all allowed, Whom to have bred may well make England proud; Whose prose was eloquence, by wisdom taught, The graceful vehicle of virtuous thought; Whose verse may claim, grave, masculine, and strong, Superior praise to the mere poet's song; Who many a noble gift from Heaven possessed, And faith at last, alone worth all the rest. O man, immortal by a double prize, By fame on earth, by glory in the skies! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: RICHARD BONE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AN EPITAPH, INTENDED FOR HIMSELF by JAMES BEATTIE EPITAPH: IN OBITUM M.S. XO MAIJ, 1614 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) EPITAPH ON THE LADY MARY VILLIERS [OR VILLERS] (1) by THOMAS CAREW EPITAPH ON THE LADY MARY VILLIERS [OR VILLERS] (2) by THOMAS CAREW A COMPARISON by WILLIAM COWPER |
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