Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH, by FRANCOIS MAYNARD Poet's Biography First Line: Time, which does all creatures kill Last Line: Twas because he knew him not. Subject(s): Accidents; Drinks & Drinking; Wine | ||||||||
TIME, which does all creatures kill, Has put the body underground Of a certain bard whose quill Did both dead and living wound. With his ink he blacked the name Of the greatest kings whose fame Ne'er shall die nor be forgot; And if 'gainst God he did not rise, Uttering dreadful blasphemies, 'Twas because he knew Him not. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CUP OF TREMBLINGS by JOHN HOLLANDER VINTAGE ABSENCE by JOHN HOLLANDER SENT WITH A BOTTLE OF BURGUNDY FOR A BIRTHDAY by JOHN HOLLANDER TO A CIVIL SERVANT by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG WINE by FRIEDRICH MARTIN VON BODENSTEDT THE GOOD FELLOW by ALEXANDER BROME WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN by DAVID LEHMAN FRANCOIS MAYNARD TO THE CARDINAL DE RICHELIEU by FRANCOIS MAYNARD |
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