The great Macedon, that out of Persia chased Darius, of whose huge power all Asia rang, In the rich ark Dan Homer's rhymes he placed, Who feigned gests of heathen princes sang. What holy grave, what worthy sepulture, To Wyatt's Psalms should Christians then purchase? Where he doth paint the lively faith and pure, The steadfast hope, the sweet return to grace, Of just David, by perfect penitence; Where rulers may see, in a mirror clear, The bitter fruit of false concupiscence: How Jewry bought Uriah's death full dear. In princes' hearts God's scourge yprinted deep Mought them awake out of their sinful sleep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RAISING THE DEVIL; A LEGEND OF CORNELIUS AGRIPPA by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM A DAISY FROM THE PARTHENON by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES ON THE DEATH OF COMMODORE OLIVER H. PERRY by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD TWILIGHT AND DREAMS by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE FOUR SONGS BY WAY OF CHORUS TO A PLAY: 4. INCOMMUNICABILITY OF LOVE by THOMAS CAREW |