Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ASRAFEL HOLT, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Here is buried a miser Last Line: When all earth's else fails! Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter Subject(s): Epitaphs | ||||||||
Here is buried a Miser: Had he been wiser, He would not have gone bare Where Heaven's garmented are. He'd have spent him a penny To buy a Wax Taper; And of Water a sprinkle To quiet a poor Sleeper. He'd have cried on his soul, 'O my Soul, moth & rust! -- What treasure shall profit thee When thou art dust?' 'Mene, Tekel, Upharsin!' God grant, in those Scales, His Mercy avail us When all Earth's else fails! | 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 ALL THAT'S PAST by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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