Thou of an independent mind, With soul resolv'd, with soul resign'd; Prepar'd Power's proudest frown to brave, Who wilt not be, nor have a slave; Virtue alone who dost revere, Thy own reproach alone dost fear -- Approach this shrine, and worship here. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 9 by EZRA POUND EGOISME A DEUX' by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE ANGELUS; HEARD AT THE MISSION DOLORES IN SAN FRANCISCO, 1868 by FRANCIS BRET HARTE ON A GRAVE AT GRINDELWALD by FREDERICK WILLIAM HENRY MYERS ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURT by ALEXANDER POPE |