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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ODE ON THE DEATH OF MR. HENRY PURCELL: THE BLUE PENCIL, by JOHN SHEFFIELD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Good angels snatch'd him eagerly on high Last Line: Have liv'd to set what he vouchsaf'd to write. Alternate Author Name(s): Buckingham & Normandy, 1st Duke Of Subject(s): Purcell, Henry (1659-1695) | |||
GOOD angels snatch'd him eagerly on high; Joyful they flew, and soaring through the sky, Teaching his new-fledg'd soul to fly; While we, alas! lamenting lie. He went musing all along, Composing new their heavenly song: Awhile his skilful notes loud hallelujahs drown'd; But soon they ceas'd their own, to catch his pleasing sound. David himself improv'd the harmony, David, in sacred story so renown'd No less for music, than for poetry! ... If human cares are lawful to the blest, Already settled in eternal rest, Needs must he wish, that Purcell only might Have liv'd to set what he vouchsaf'd to write. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HENRY PURCELL by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS EPILOGUE FOR A MASQUE OF PURCELL by ADRIENNE CECILE RICH THE RECONCILEMENT by JOHN SHEFFIELD AN ESSAY UPON SATIRE by JOHN SHEFFIELD INCONSTANCY EXCUSED by JOHN SHEFFIELD ON BRUTUS, AN ODE: HEAVY GOING by JOHN SHEFFIELD ON ONE WHO DIED DISCOVERING HER KINDNESS by JOHN SHEFFIELD |
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