Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AD ASTRA: 142, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE First Line: Seek not the unsanction'd joy, the illicit quest Last Line: Remorse shall ask no questions of thy dead! Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles Subject(s): Happiness; Life; Passion; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
Seek not the unsanction'd joy, the illicit quest; For, if there be no other Life but THIS, Before thou dost thy better self divest To stake thy happiness upon a kiss, Or some such other fleet encircling bliss, O be thou sure when Passion's hour hath sped, Remorse shall ask no questions of thy dead! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL A DULL DAY IN SEPTEMBER by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE |
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