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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH, by PAULUS SILENTIARIUS Poet's Biography First Line: My name - my country - what are they to thee? Last Line: Thou know'st its use; it hides--no matter whom. Alternate Author Name(s): Paul The Silent; Paul The Silentiary Variant Title(s): No Matter;vanities | |||
MY name--my country--what are they to thee? What, whether base or proud my pedigree? Perhaps I far surpassed all other men; Perhaps I fell below them all; what then? Suffice it, stranger! that thou seest a tomb; Thou know'st its use; it hides--no matter whom. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TEARS OF FEAR by PAULUS SILENTIARIUS THE VAIN FAREWELL by PAULUS SILENTIARIUS TO A CHILD DURING SICKNESS by JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT GIRL TO SOLDIER ON LEAVE by ISAAC ROSENBERG A PIPER by JAMES SULLIVAN STARKEY ON THE DEATH OF HER BODY by JAMES KEIR BAXTER THE WIND AND THE WHIRLWIND by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |
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