BENEATH this stone lies young John Calf, Who would have been an Ox or Bull Had he but lived to feed and quaff; But death in childhood chose to call, And life, while still a Calf, annul. His death, the hopes of many, mocks: For he had grown so fat and full, He must have made a famous Ox. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ERASMUS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON A VAGABOND SONG by BLISS CARMAN TIME, REAL AND IMAGINARY; AN ALLEGORY by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE FLOWER OF BEAUTY by GEORGE DARLEY ODES: BOOK 1: ODE 10. TO THE MUSE by MARK AKENSIDE TO A BIRCH TREE by KENNETH SLADE ALLING |