Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON ROBERT BLAKE; ENGRAVED ON THE BRASS IN ST, MARGARET'S, WESTMINSTER, by LEWIS MORRIS (1833-1907) Poet's Biography First Line: Kingdom or commonwealth were less to thee Last Line: Rest here! Our abbey keeps no worthier dust! Subject(s): Admirals; Blake, Robert (1599-1657); Westminster Abbey | ||||||||
Kingdom or Commonwealth were less to thee Than to crown England Queen o'er every sea. Strong sailor, sleeping sound as sleep the just, Rest here! our Abbey keeps no worthier dust! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY by JOHN BETJEMAN ON SIR PALMES FAIRBORNE'S TOMB, IN WESTERMINSTER ABBEY by JOHN DRYDEN ON FIRST ENTERING WESTMINSTER ABBEY by LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY EPITAPH FOR ONE WHO WOULD NOT BE BURIED IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY by ALEXANDER POPE SIR JOHN FRANKLIN; ON THE CENTOTAPH IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY by ALFRED TENNYSON ON BUTLER'S MONUMENT [IN WESTMINSTER] by SAMUEL WESLEY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH POET'S CORNER by ALFRED AUSTIN IN POET'S CORNER by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE A CAROL by LEWIS MORRIS (1833-1907) |
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