Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON BISHOP ATTERBURY'S BURYING THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM: 1720, by MATTHEW PRIOR Poet's Biography First Line: I have no hopes,' the duke he says, and dies Last Line: And who can say, the reverend prelate lies? Subject(s): Clergy; Death; Priests; Rabbis; Ministers; Bishops; Dead, The | ||||||||
'I HAVE no hopes,' the duke he says, and dies; 'In sure and certain hopes,' the prelate cries: Of these two learned peers, I pr'ythee, say, man, Who is the lying knave, the priest or layman? The duke he stands an infidel confessed, 'He's our dear brother,' quoth the lordly priest. The duke, though knave, still 'brother dear,' he cries; And who can say, the reverend prelate lies? | 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 A BETTER ANSWER (TO CHLOE JEALOUS) by MATTHEW PRIOR A DUTCH PROVERB by MATTHEW PRIOR A LETTER TO LADY [MISS] MARGARET-CAVANDISH-HOLLES-HARLEY, WHEN A CHILD by MATTHEW PRIOR |
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