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THE PILLAR OF FAME by ROBERT HERRICK

Poet Analysis

First Line: FAMES PILLAR HERE, AT LAST, WE SET
Last Line: FIRME AND WELL FIXT FOUNDATION.
Subject(s): DEATH; FAME; DEAD, THE; REPUTATION;

Fames pillar here, at last, we set,
Out-during Marble, Brasse, or Jet,
Charm'd and enchanted so,
As to withstand the blow
Of overthrow:
Nor shall the seas,
Or OUTRAGES
Of storms orebear
What we up-rear,
Tho Kingdomsfal,
This pillar never shall
Decline or waste at all;
But stand for ever by his owne
Firme and well fixt foundation.



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