Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PARTING, by THOMAS STANLEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I go, dear saint, away Last Line: And thus united be by death's divorce. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The | ||||||||
I GO, dear Saint, away, Snatch'd from thy arms By far less pleasing charms, Than those I did obey; But when hereafter thou shalt know That grief hath slain me, come, And on my tomb Drop, drop a tear or two; Break with thy sighs the silence of my sleep, And I shall smile in death to see thee weep. Thy tears may have the power To reinspire My ashes with new fire, Or change me to some flower, Which, planted 'twixt thy breasts, shall grow: Veil'd in this shape, I will Dwell with thee still, Court, kiss, enjoy thee too: Securely we'll contemn all envious force, And thus united be by death's divorce. | 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 |
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