Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE BENEFACTIONS IN THE LATE FROST, by ALEXANDER POPE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Yes, 'tis the time! I cry'd, impose the chain! Last Line: To take the only way to be forgiven. Variant Title(s): Epigram Explained By Carruthers To Refer To The Large Sums Subject(s): Charity; Forgiveness; Hope; Sin; Philanthropy; Clemency; Optimism | ||||||||
Yes, 'tis the time! I cry'd, impose the chain! Destin'd and due to wretches self-enslav'd! But when I saw such Charity remain, I half could wish this people might be sav'd. Faith lost, and Hope, their Charity begins; And 'tis a wise design on pitying heav'n, If this can cover multitudes of sins, To take the only way to be forgiven. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT by DEREK MAHON A FAREWELL TO LONDON IN THE YEAR 1715 by ALEXANDER POPE |
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