Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH ON HIS ELDEST SON, THOMAS, 1682, by THOMAS FLATMAN Poet's Biography First Line: Whoe'er thou art, that look'st upon Last Line: And set'st thy soul upon, is soonest lost. Subject(s): Epitaphs; Sons | ||||||||
WHOE'ER thou art, that look'st upon, And read'st what lies beneath this stone; What Beauty, Goodness, Innocence, In a sad hour was snatch'd from hence. What reason canst thou have to prize The dearest object of thine eyes? Believe this, mortal, what thou valuest most, And set'st thy soul upon, is soonest lost. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LATEST INJURY by SHARON OLDS PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS TWO SONGS OF PEACE: 1 by YEHUDA AMICHAI THE SMALLISH SON by HAYDEN CARRUTH SARAH'S PROMISE by LUCILLE CLIFTON ANY MAN'S ADVICE TO HIS SON by KENNETH FEARING THE RIGHTFUL ONE by DAVID IGNATOW AN APPEAL TO CATS IN THE BUSINESS OF LOVE; SONG by THOMAS FLATMAN |
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