Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NECESSARY OBSERVATIONS: 23D PRECEPT, by THOMAS RANDOLPH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Seem not too conscious of thy worth, nor be Last Line: Whilst they that are above thee fall below. Subject(s): Pride; Self-esteem; Self-respect | ||||||||
Seem not too conscious of thy worth, nor be The first that knows thy own sufficiency. If to thy king and country thy true care More serviceable is than others are That blaze in court, and every action sway, As if the kingdom on their shoulders lay. Or if thou serv'st a master, and dost see Others preferr'd of less desert than thee, Do not complain, though such a plaint be true: Lords will not give their favours as a due, But rather stay and hope: it cannot be But men at last must needs thy virtues see. So shall thy trust endure, and greater grow, Whilst they that are above thee fall below. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ROCK AND HAWK by ROBINSON JEFFERS GODOLPHIN HORNE, WHO WAS CURSED WITH THE SIN OF PRIDE, AND BECAME A BOOT-BLACK by HILAIRE BELLOC PRIDE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE THIN EDGE OF YOUR PRIDE: 1 by KENNETH REXROTH PRIMER LESSON by CARL SANDBURG HAEC FABULA DOCET by ROBERT FROST VICTIM OF HIMSELF by MARVIN BELL FAIRIES' SONG by THOMAS RANDOLPH ODE TO MASTER ANTHONY STAFFORD [TO HASTEN HIM INTO COUNTRY] by THOMAS RANDOLPH |
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