Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NECESSARY OBSERVATIONS: 1ST PRECEPT, by THOMAS RANDOLPH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: First worship god; he that forgets to pray Last Line: And serve him first whence all things did begin. Variant Title(s): Precepts Subject(s): Worship | ||||||||
FIRST worship God; he that forgets to pray Bids not himself good morrow nor good day. Let thy first labour be to purge thy sin, And serve him first whence all things did begin. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL by CLAUDE MCKAY LITTLE WHITE CHURCH by MARILYN NELSON A STEEPLE ON THE HOUSE by ROBERT FROST MATE (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ANSWER TO PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by GEORGE SANTAYANA FAIRIES' SONG by THOMAS RANDOLPH ODE TO MASTER ANTHONY STAFFORD [TO HASTEN HIM INTO COUNTRY] by THOMAS RANDOLPH |
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