Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH ON GENERAL HENRY WHITHERS, IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY, by ALEXANDER POPE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Here withers rest! Thou bravest, gentlest mind Last Line: The last true briton lies beneath this stone. Subject(s): Epitaphs | ||||||||
Here WITHERS rest! thou bravest, gentlest mind, Thy Country's friend, but more of Human kind. Oh born to Arms! O Worth in Youth approv'd! O soft Humanity, in Age belov'd! For thee the hardy Vet'ran drops a tear, And the gay Courtier feels the sigh sincere. WITHERS adieu! yet not with thee remove Thy Martial spirit, or thy Social love! Amidst corruption, luxury, and rage, Still leave some ancient virtues to our age: Nor let us say, (those English glories gone) The last true Briton lies beneath this stone. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: RICHARD BONE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AN EPITAPH, INTENDED FOR HIMSELF by JAMES BEATTIE EPITAPH: IN OBITUM M.S. XO MAIJ, 1614 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) EPITAPH ON THE LADY MARY VILLIERS [OR VILLERS] (1) by THOMAS CAREW EPITAPH ON THE LADY MARY VILLIERS [OR VILLERS] (2) by THOMAS CAREW A FAREWELL TO LONDON IN THE YEAR 1715 by ALEXANDER POPE |
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