AM not I in thy fever sacrifiz'd? That you alone by Fate should be surpriz'd, You, my sole sunshine, my soul's wealth and pride, Is both by me and by the Gods denied: If hasty death take thee, my soul, away, Can I, a loath'd imperfect carcass, stay? No, no; our twisted lives must be cut both Together; this I dare confirm by oath, Whene'er thou leap'st into the fatal boat, I'll leap in, glad with thee in death to float: Nor shall that dubious monster, breathing fire, Nor Gyges' hundred hands, did he respire, Pluck me from this resolve, approved so By Fate and Justice: whither Scorpio Fierce in my Horoscope, or Capricorn Oppressing Latium with his wat'ry horn, Or Libra brooded my nativity, 'Tis sure our mutual stars strangely agree. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ADMETUS; TO MY FRIEND RALPH WALDO EMERSON by EMMA LAZARUS HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 11 by EZRA POUND TRANSFORMATION by CARL SANDBURG THE AKOND [OR, AKHOND] OF SWAT by EDWARD LEAR A PENNY'S WORTH OF POESY by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |