WHAT shall we say? In quietude, Within his home, in dreams unguessed, He lies; the grief a nation would Evince must be repressed. Nor meet is it the loud acclaim His countrymen would raise -- that he Has left the riches of his fame The whole world's legacy. Then, prayerful, let us pause until We find, as grateful spirits can, The way most worthy to fulfil The tribute due the man. Think what were best in his regard Who voyaged life in such a cause: Our simplest faith were best reward -- Our silence, best applause. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PHANTOM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE LOVERS' INFINITENESS by JOHN DONNE TIME'S REVENGE by AGATHIAS SCHOLASTICUS THE WITHERED ROSE by PHILIP AYRES COME UNTO ME by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE PEACE OF COLLEGE by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE A BALLAD OF DEAD GIRLS by DANA BURNET |