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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JOHN VIRGIN, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: If thou, stranger, be john virgin, then the Last Line: Six fathom in the sea. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter Subject(s): Epitaphs | |||
If thou, Stranger, be John Virgin, then the Corse withinunder is nameless, for the Sea so disfigured thy Face, none could tell whether thou were John Virgin or no: Ay, and whatever name I bore I thank the Lord I be Six foot in English earth, and not Six fathom in the sea. | 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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