Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO SIR JOHN RADCLIFFE, by BEN JONSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: How like a column, radcliffe, left alone Last Line: Wherewith, against thy blood, they offenders be. Subject(s): Radcliffe, Sir John (1580-1627) | ||||||||
How like a column, Radcliffe, left alone For the great mark of virtue, those being gone Who did, alike with thee, thy house upbear, Stand'st thou, to show the times what you all were! Two bravely in the battle fell, and died, Upbraiding rebels' arms, and barbarous pride; And two, that would have fallen as great, as they, The Belgic fever ravished away. Thou, that art all their valour, all their spirit, And thine own goodness to increase thy merit, Than whose I do not know a whiter soul, Nor could I, had I seen all Nature's roll, Thou yet remain'st, unhurt in peace or war, Though not unproved: which shows, thy fortunes are Willing to expiate the fault in thee, Wherewith, against thy blood, they offenders be. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 4. HER TRIUMPH by BEN JONSON A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 5. HIS DISCOURSE WITH CUPID by BEN JONSON A FIT OF RHYME AGAINST RHYME [OR, RIME] by BEN JONSON A NYMPH'S PASSION by BEN JONSON A SONNET, TO THE NOBLE LADY, THE LADY MARY WROTH by BEN JONSON AN ODE TO HIMSELF by BEN JONSON ANSWER TO MASTER WITHER'S SONG, 'SHALL I, WASTING IN DESPAIR?' by BEN JONSON EPICOENE; OR, THE SILENT WOMAN: FREEDOM IN DRESS by BEN JONSON EPIGRAM: 118. ON GUT by BEN JONSON |
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