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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE IMMOVABLE; SONG, by THOMAS FLATMAN Poet's Biography First Line: What though the sky be clouded o'er Last Line: The worst that cruel man can do, is done. | |||
I. WHAT though the sky be clouded o'er, And Heav'ns influence smile no more? Though tempests rise, and earthquakes make The giddy World's foundation shake? A gallant breast contemns the feeble blow Of angry Gods, and scorns what Fate can do. II. What if alarums sounded be, And we must face our enemy, If cannons bellow out a death, Or trumpets woo away our breath! 'Tis brave amidst the glittering throng to die, Nay, Samson-like, to fall with company. III. Then let the swordman domineer, I can nor pike nor musket fear; Clog me with chains, your envies tire, For when I will, I can expire; And when the puling fit of Life is gone, The worst that cruel man can do, is done. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CHARACTER OF A BELLY-GOD; CATIUS AND HORACE by THOMAS FLATMAN A DIALOGUE; CLORIS AND PARTHENISSA by THOMAS FLATMAN A DIALOGUE; ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE by THOMAS FLATMAN A DOOMS-DAY THOUGHT by THOMAS FLATMAN A SONG ON NEW-YEAR'S DAY BEFORE THE KING, CAR. 2 by THOMAS FLATMAN A THOUGHT OF DEATH by THOMAS FLATMAN ADVICE TO AN OLD MAN OF SIXTY-THREE, ABOUT TO MARRY A GIRL OF SIXTEEN by THOMAS FLATMAN AGAINST THOUGHTS by THOMAS FLATMAN |
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