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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIVING, by ANONYMOUS First Line: We can only live once; and death's terrors Last Line: We shall live in the hearts of our friends Subject(s): Death;life; "dead, The; | |||
WE can only live once; and death's terrors With life's bowers and roses entwine, And our lives would be darkened by errors Did we even, like cats, possess nine! They would be, perhaps, all of them wasted, And recklessly squandered away, And not half of the joys would be tasted That one life can embrace in a day. Let the lives that we live be worth living; Let the days that we spend be well spent; Let us save for the pleasure of giving, And not borrow at fifty per cent; Let us never cease loving and learning, And use life for its noblest of ends; Then when dust to its dust is returning, We shall live in the hearts of our friends. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SITTING BULL IN SERBIA by WILLIAM JAY SMITH TO THE EXCELLENT ORINDA by PHILO PHILIPPA EPIGRAM OCCASIONED BY CIBBER'S VERSES IN PRAISE OF NASH: 1 by ALEXANDER POPE THE GIFT OF THE GODS by JOHN GODFREY SAXE TO CHRISTOPHER NORTH by ALFRED TENNYSON BEAU NASH by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER BEAU NASH AND THE ROMAN, OR THE TWO ERAS by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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