Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A CHARACTER OF JOHN MORT, by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Happy old man! Who stretch'd beneath the shade Last Line: Shall hallow in their hearts thy spotless name. Alternate Author Name(s): Aikin, Anna Letitia Subject(s): Old Age | ||||||||
Happy old man! who stretch'd beneath the shade Of large-grown trees, or in the rustic porch With woodbine canopied, where linger yet The hospitable virtues, calm enjoy'st Nature's best blessings all; a healthy age Ruddy and vigourous; native chearfulness, Plain-hearted friendship, simple piety, The rural manners and the rural joys Friendly to life. O rude of speech, yet rich In genuine worth; not unobserved shall pass Thy bashful virtues; for the Muse shall mark, Detect thy charities, and call to light Thy secret deeds of mercy; while the poor, The desolate and friendless at thy gate, A numerous family, with better praise Shall hallow in their hearts thy spotless name. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT EIGHTY I CHANGE MY VIEW by DAVID IGNATOW FAWN'S FOSTER-MOTHER by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE DEER LAY DOWN THEIR BONES by ROBINSON JEFFERS OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A WINTER ODE TO THE OLD MEN OF LUMMUS PARK, / MIAMI, FLORIDA by DONALD JUSTICE AFTER A LINE BY JOHN PEALE BISHOP by DONALD JUSTICE TO HER BODY, AGAINST TIME by ROBERT KELLY SONG FROM A COUNTRY FAIR by LEONIE ADAMS ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |
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