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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WASTE, by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL Poet's Biography First Line: All that heroic mood Alternate Author Name(s): A. E. | |||
ALL that heroic mood, The will to suffer pain, Were it on beauty spent, An intellectual gain: Had a fierce pity breathed O'er wronged or fallen life, Though strife had been unwise We were not shamed by strife: Had they but died for some High image in the mind, Not spilt the sacrifice For words hollow as wind! Darkened the precious fire: The will we honour most Spent in the waste! What sin Against the Holy Ghost! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROLIC by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL IMMORTALITY by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL RECONCILIATION by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL SACRIFICE by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL THE GIFT by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL A CALL by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL A FAREWELL by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL A HOLY HILL by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL A LAST COUNSEL by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL A LEADER by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL |
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