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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO DELIA: 30 (2), by SAMUEL DANIEL Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My cares draw on mine everlasting night Last Line: Th' elysian ghosts shall never know the same. Subject(s): Death; Life; Dead, The | |||
My cares draw on mine everlasting night; In horror's sable clouds sets my life's sun; My life's sweet sun, my dearest comfort's light, Will rise no more to me, whose day is done. I go before unto the myrtle shades T' attend the presence of my world's dear, And there prepare her flowers that never fades, And all things fit against her coming there. If any ask me why so soon I came, I'll hide her sin and say it was my lot; In life and death I'll tender her good name -- My life nor death shall never be her blot. Although this world may seem her deed to blame, Th' Elysian ghosts shall never know the same. | 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 |
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