AM not I in thy fever sacrifiz'd? That you alone by Fate should be surpriz'd, You, my sole sunshine, my soul's wealth and pride, Is both by me and by the Gods denied: If hasty death take thee, my soul, away, Can I, a loath'd imperfect carcass, stay? No, no; our twisted lives must be cut both Together; this I dare confirm by oath, Whene'er thou leap'st into the fatal boat, I'll leap in, glad with thee in death to float: Nor shall that dubious monster, breathing fire, Nor Gyges' hundred hands, did he respire, Pluck me from this resolve, approved so By Fate and Justice: whither Scorpio Fierce in my Horoscope, or Capricorn Oppressing Latium with his wat'ry horn, Or Libra brooded my nativity, 'Tis sure our mutual stars strangely agree. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FIDELIS by ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET by SAMUEL WOODWORTH EPITAPH ON FRANCIS CHARTRES by JOHN ARBUTHNOT THE STREET CHILDREN'S DANCE by MATHILDE BLIND ON THE WAY TO CHURCH by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT A COWBOY'S PRAYER (WRITTEN FOR MOTHER) by CHARLES BADGER CLARK JR. |