Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO M. LE VAYER ON THE DEATH OF HIS SON, by MOLIERE Poet's Biography First Line: Weep on le vayer, make thine eyes an urn Last Line: And for these things we must for ever weep. Alternate Author Name(s): Poquelin, Jean Baptiste Subject(s): Death; Fathers & Sons; Loss; Dead, The | ||||||||
WEEP on Le Vayer, make thine eyes an urn, Thou hast good reason for thine éxtreme woe, Wisdom herself would let her tears o'er-flowe If her own loss were such as thou dost mourn. Vainly with idle precept the forlorn Strive to behold dry-eyed their loved ones goe; All Nature deems it but a heartless showe, And eyes such crude barbarity with scorn. Too well we knowe no weeping can make whole The dear son whom too sudden Death did reap. Not therefore doth the blowe less sharply smite: All men revered him for his virtuous soul, Large-hearted, lofty-minded, full of light, And for these things we must for ever weep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND TO MONSIEUR DE LA MOTHE LE VAYER, UPON THE DEATH OF HIS SON by MOLIERE |
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