Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ON BOSWORTH FIELD, by OLIVE TILFORD DARGAN


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First Line: Here, richard, didst thou fall, caparisoned
Last Line: To tread eternity.
Alternate Author Name(s): Burke, Fielding
Subject(s): Fame; Reputation


HERE, Richard, didst thou fall, caparisoned
With kingdoms of thy lust;
And here wouldst lie, by Fame's bent gleaners shunned,
But came unto thy dust
A swaggerer, perdy!
Who cried "A horse, a horse!" and straight
Thou wert abroad again on kingly feet
To tread eternity.





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