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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH ON THE REV. SAMUEL CLARK, WHO DIED AT THE AGE OF 42, by NATHANIEL COTTON Poet's Biography First Line: What! Though such various worth is seldom known Last Line: The man, the friend, the preacher, and the saint. Subject(s): Clergy; Death; Epitaphs; Priests; Rabbis; Ministers; Bishops; Dead, The | |||
WHAT! though such various worth is seldom known, No adulation rears this sacred stone, No partial love this genuine picture draws, No venal pencil prostitutes applause: Justice and truth in artless colours paint The Man, the Friend, the Preacher, and the Saint. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND THE FIRESIDE by NATHANIEL COTTON EPITAPH ON A LADY, WHO HAD LABOURED UNDER A CANCER by NATHANIEL COTTON |
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