Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HERE LIES MY HUSBANDS, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Here lies my husbands; one, two, three Last Line: And to make things tidy, I adds his -- james. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter Subject(s): Epitaphs | ||||||||
Here lies my husbands; One, Two, Three: Dumb as men ever could wish to be. As for my Fourth, well, praise be God He bides for a little above the sod. But his wits being weak and his eyeballs dim, Heav'n speed at last I'll wear weeds for him. Thomas, John, Henry, were these three's names And to make things tidy, I adds his -- James. | 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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